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CLEARFIELD, PA. 
July 2r>, 27, 28 and 29. 



Population Clearfield County 
1804 685 

1504 IOO,COO 

One Hundred Years Old 



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CORRESPOiNDENCE. 

The Cenlennial Extculivt Commiiltt. having chos;n J Frank Snydtr, Esq.. to prepare a 
History of the County, the following correspondence look place. 



Clearfield, Pa . June ;, 1^04 

J. Frank Snyder, Esq.. 

Glen Cove, L. I. 
Dear Sir: 

The committee having in charge the management of the forthcoming cele- 
bration of Clcarticld County's 1 00th Anniversary have decided upon a printed 
Histor>' covering the 100 years of our county's growth, and have by resolution 
unanimously selected you as one well (pialified to prepare such history. 

Will you kindly indicate at your earliest convenience whether or iiui you 
will undertake the task assigned you. 

\'ery truly yours, 

.M.LISOX O. SMITH, 



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CIIAIKMAX. 



(lien Cove, I.. I., June o. i»n>4 
Gentlemen : 

Replying to your letter of June 3d, inioiining me that the committee having 

in charge ili ement of the forthcoming celebration of Clearfield County s 

ioothanni\' ive decided upon a printed History, covering the 100 year> 

of the county's growth and have selected me to prepare such history. I beg you 
on my behalf, to thank the committee for the confidence reposed in me, and to 
advise your associates Uiat I will undertake the task assigned me. The article 
will, of necessity, r>e jT^^imewli.it iimitL-<l in its scope, yet it will be possible lu ]>rt- 



sent in condensed form somi- 



• ■ 11..^ .M.l.ISON O. SMI. . 
Mk. J. H. CR1SS>I.\N 



of the county's growth, I am 
\"ery sincerely yours, 

J. FR.XNK SNVI'I:R. 



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Curwensville, or CttrwinsviUc, is the second oldest town in the county and, 
although laid out at an earh- date, was not incorporated until February 3, 185 1, 
when the Legislature enacted "That Curwinsville, in Pike Township, Clearfield 
County, shall be, and the same is hereby erected into a borough which shall be 
called the Borough of Curwinsville." Like Clearfield, its boundaries have been 
largely extended. Upon the early maps it was also known as "Curwin." 

The village of New Washington was likewise incorporated by the Legis- 
lature by an act approved April 13, 1859. 

These three boroughs were the creatures of the Legislature, the other bor- 
oughs were all incorporated by the Quarter Sessions under the act of 185 1. 

There are to-day 20 boroughs and 29 townships in the county, divided into 
86 election precincts. 

The boroughs and townships, and date of incorporation or erection are as 
follows : 

Name. Incorporated. 

Brisbin January 8, 1883 

Burnside October 5, 1874. 

Chester Hill April 18, 1883. 

Clearfield April 21, 1840. 

Coalport September 24, 1883. 

Curwensville February 3, 185 1. 

DuBois January 11, 1881. 

Glen Hope June 28, 1880. 

Grampian ( I'ennville) December 30, 1885. 

; Houtzdale March 20, 1872. 

Irvona September 2, 1890. 

Lumber City August 21, 1858. 

Mahaffey May 11, 1880. 

Newburg October 4, 1875. 

New Washington April 13, 1859. 

Osceola September 2y, 1864. 

Ramey March 29, 1893. 

Troutville May 4, 1891. 

Wallaceton March, 1873. 

Westover September 6, 1895. 

West Clearfield (now in Clearfield) September 24, 1883. 

Townships. 
Name. Organized. 

Beccaria 1807. 

Bell February 4, 1835. 

Bigler December zj, 1882. 

Bloom January 14, i860. 

Boggs 1838. 

Bradford August, 1807. 

Brady 1826. 

Burnside May 4, 1835 

Chest October 16, 1826. 



'*'""" Organized. 

'^'^''"-'^"' \pril. i8i;. 

<-'*"l^^"'" • • January i8. 18S4. 

Di-catur . . ^ ,^ 

'■'^■'"-"^"" . . . Februarv 7. 1839. 

<'••■»'■<' l»^2 

^'"^''^" May 5. 1845. 

*"''='''^'" • August 26, 1856. 

(.rccnwood March 19. 1875 

<''^'"'''-''' i8s8. 

""^'o" i8v). 

-'•"■''''" ..Sqnc-mber4. 18^. 

•^■""■"'^"^ Kc-bruarv v 1S41. 

'^""^ Mav'i9. .854. 

'-^^"'■"'^^- 1814. 

^''^'■'■'S Fihruarv 3. 18,6. 

^'■""" F.hruarv 4. uSiS- 

' "^*^ • N'ovcmbcr. 18 13. 

^^"''>' ... Sci)ttmbcr. 1878. 

•-""'O" December. 1848. 

Wofxlward ... February 3. i84(.. 

POST OFFICES. 
It was desired to give a full history of the early post offices in the countv. 
an.j the I'-.st Office Dipartnunl was appealed to for the needed information, but 
that Department could not, "in consequence of insufficiency ,,f the present clerical 
force," comply with the re(|uest. or },nve the data. 

On the 20th .April, 1813, .Mexander Reed, Ilsq.. was appointed Postmaster 
at Reedslx^ro (at the James Mitchell stone house south of Clearfield), and 
through the courtesy of Mr. II. l-". Uigk-r a copy of the conunission is given: 
Gideon Gr.vxger, Po.st.m.\ster C.e.nerai. ok tiik IMtko States of America. 
To all who shall sec these- (>rcsciils, Crcclii. 

Know ve. That, c.nfiding in the Integrity. Ability, and Pimctuality of 
Alexander Kee.I. i:s(|., of ReedslH)ro. in Clearfield County. Pennsylvania, I do 
Appoint him a Deputy Post-Master, and authorize him to execute the Duties 
ci that ( )ffice at ReedsW.ro af.iresaid according to the I^iws of the I'nited States, 
and such Regulati(Mis comformable thereto, as he shall receive from me: To 
Hold the sai.l ( )ffice of IXpuly Post-Master, with all the Powers. Privileges and 
Fmoluments to the same In-longing. <luring the pleasure of the Post-Master 
General of the Cnited .States, for the time iK-ing. 

In testi.\io.\v whereof, I have hereuni.. set my Hand. an<l caused 
the seal of my Office to Ix- affixed, at Washington Citv. the twentieth 
day of .\pril in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and 
thirteen, and of the Indepemlence of the L"nited States the thirty- 
seventh. 

(Signed) Gideon Granger. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

At least one good Indian was found within the limits dI llu- ciinnl\, williin 
llie boundaries of Chingleclamousche old town, and the liistor)' of ('Icnrfn-ld 
would be incomplete without some account of this individual. 

"Indian Remains Found. — Last Friday (May 18, 1860), whilst llu- \\i'i]<nuu 
employed at grading Market Street were digging between the Clearfield Hmise 
and G. L. Reed's residence, they dug up portions of two skeletons, supposed to 
be the remains of Indians who had been buried there. They were found at a 
depth of about four feet under the original surface of the ground. One of tin- 
skulls and some of the bones are biU little decayed, whilst others are entirely 
gone. One of the lower jaws having lost its angle, shows that it belonged to an 
aged pers<^iu ; the other retained the teeth in a state of good preservation, ami 
is doubtless that (if a child (.)f perhaps (2 or 14 years of age." — Clearlield Kafts- 
nicu's |iim-nal of Wednesday, May 23, 1860. 

CONCLUSION. 

Clearfield Count) had a very humble beginning. Fortunately the early 
srttlers were men of intelligence, strong and fearless, to whom difficulties 
amounted to nothing except as a notice of the amount of effort required to accom- 
]ilish the desired end. A history of the struggles of our forefathers iti this region 
would show decisiiin, coupled with an imtiring perseverance, qualities whicii will 
sectire success in any undertaking. The industrial growth of tlie country, slow 
at first, for want of facilities for transportation of its products, has been healthy 
and iK-rmaneut. After the advi'ut of the railroad her coal, lumber and fin' brick 
interests (levelo|)ed rajiidh anil grew until now they are of enormous proporlimis. 

This jiaper, prepared itastily, before and after business hmn-s during the 
past six weeks, is not published as a history of Clearfield County, but simjily 
])nrports to give certain historical facts which tend to show its one hnndrrd 
years of growth. No attempt has been made to eulogize this family or that — 
there is glorv enough for all. 




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Cl.EARriKI.1) COINTV COIRT HOUSK— Erected in 1861. Additional built in 1883 :.i 
I at a cost of ftto.ouo. The co«t of the present structure and all late iniprovcuients is |>i4o,ooo. 



NOTE! 

This little volume is presented only as a Souvenir History of the County, ably and cor- 
rectly prepared by J. Frank Snyder, Esq., of New York, but a native of Clearfield County, 
and member of the Clearfield bar. The illustrations may not meet the hopes of some, but 
the compiler found it impossible to insert the portraits of all who have helped make the 
history of Clearfield County, and the principal reason is that the descendants of the early 
pioneers were unable to furnish photographs of those whose portraits should have had a 
phice in this Centennial Historj-. Therefore we were compelled to use such as was at our 
command and selected them with a view of perpetuating the .good and honorable name of 
Clearfield County, without any thoiight of descriminating against those whose portraits 
should have had an exalted position in this volume, but which the compiler was unable to 
o itain. 

M. L. McOUOWX, 

Compiler of Centennial Plistory. 
Clearfield, Pa., July Sth, 1904, 



Clearfield County 

Pennsylvania 

One Hundred Years' Growth 



1804 - March 26 - 1904 



BW J. FRANK SNYDER 



L LKARKiEi.D. — ./ C iU(///v <>/ Pciiiisyhatiid named from a strciim naiiiiit^ tltroiii^lt 
the County into a ll'cstcrn Branch of the Susquehanna. Morsf. 
Am. Gazaltccr, 3 I£d. Boston, 1810. 

laciil) Kiiifi. alias Jacob Ic Roy. was killed with tomaliawks at the spriiifj on 
llie Slenker fann. Muffalo \alley. Limestone Townshij). I'nion Connty. on the 
morning of the lOth oi ( )ctober. 1755. and his daughter, Anna Marie le Roy. her 
brother and a little girl who was living with them, were made prisoners and 
taken to Kittaning and other places where they were kept prisoners alwut three 
and one-hall years. Marie le Roy an<l the little girl, on a division of the spoils, 
fell to the share of an Indian named (inlasko, by whom they were taken to 
Jenkiklannihs. a Delaware town on the West Rranch of the .^nscjuehanna (at 
or near where Clearfield is now located.) Here they remained ten days .iikI 
then proceeded westward, leaving Marie le Roy's brother at Jenkiklamuh> 

Marie Ic Roy was born at I'.rondrnt, in Switzerland, and with her pri.suiier 
companions was among the first white |K'rsons to visit the territory now included 
within the boundaries of Clearfield County. 

I ■ Rurd's journal, under flate of i8th of February, 1757, contains this 
c ntry : — 

"This morning the Indian chiefs desired to speak with me when it suited me. 
I told the messenger I sitould be very glad to see them directly. They ac- 
cordinglv waited of me at 10 .\. M. and infonncd me that there was eight 
luuidred IVench and Indians niarcht from Fort Du Quesne agt this Fort and 
they were actually arrived at the head of the West Branch of this River (Sus- 




J. FRANK SNYDER — The author of the written part of this bistor\', was born in Clear- 
field, .June 23d, 1855, graduated from the Leonard Graded School in 1S76, admitted to the bar 
in iSyS ; was a member of the law firm of Orvis & Snyder, and is now a Corporation and Title 
lawyer in New York City. 



(|iichaniia ) and were making; cancx-s ami woiiKI comedown as soon as tliev were 
made an«l desired nie to In-lieve this for tnitli. to be upon niv jjuard. and to fif^lit 
as lonjj as I liad one man alive. I gave them for answer that I was very nnich 
obliged to them for this peace of Intelligence, that I was ready to Receive the 
enemy and that they might Depent I woiild follow their advice." 

McCiinniss. in a fiM>t note in his "History of the West I'ranch \ alley" at 
l)age 214 says: "That the French seriously contemplated an invasion of the West 
IJranch N'alley in force, for the purpose of seizing this portion of the Province, 
there is no doubt, but there is no evidence on record that a large expedition 
was ever started for that j)ur]xise. lUit that scouting parties were despatched 
for the ])uq)ose of reconnoitering the country and reporting its condition and 
the strength of the Knglish to the French Commandant, there is no doubt. It 
was a party of this kind that was re|>orted to Col. I'urd. The party doubtless 
concentrated at Chinklecamon.sc and there made preparations to descend llu- 
river on rafts, or floats, but it is extremely doubtful that it numbered 800 men.' 

The re|K>rt. true or untrue, put Col. Burd on his guard, and on Thursday. 
.\pril 7th. 1757. Cajit. I'atterson set off from I'ort .Augusta (Shamokin) with 
a jjarty of ten men in quest of intelligence under onlers irom Col Hurd. "To 
proceed up the West Hranch of the River (Susquehanna) as far as Shi.vcl.v- 
( i..\.Misii, keeping a gtMxI lotjkout all the way and marching as close to the 
River as he could, in order to Di.scover if any Ixxly of the iMiemv was upnu 
the River: and if he should make a Discovery, to Ik very particular in en<iea\' 1 
ing to obsene the Xumbers. and what they were employed alvnil. and t<i 
bring a |>risoner. if he found it any wa>s practicable; but not to Di.scover himself 
or any of his i)arty. if he could avoid it; to obsen'c whither the Fnemy was 
cheetly composed of French or Indians. If he should discover a Bodv of 
the F-iuiny to post himself and ])arty on the tojje of the most c<inven' • ' 
adjacent hill, to be free from iliscovery. and have at the same time a i: 
])ros|R'Ct of the enemy, and there to lay one day. making particular observati 1- 
of their motions: and in case he should discover any particular place that tliev 
frequented, to march to that place in the night, and lay in ambush until morninj; 
.-ind try all lie could to bring of a |)ris;)ner. which he might finrl santering 
out by himself; and in this Case to Return to this I'ort with all convenient 
speed; Recommending to come by water if he could find canoes. 

"lUit in case he could make no discovery iK-tween & SiiiNr.i„\ci..\Mfsn. 
not at that ])Iacc. to pPKeed up the Soiilii branch of the River from the Fork 
at SiiiNr.i All .\Mrsii & examine that branch: an<l follow the above orders to go 
to tile hcrnl of that branch: nmi if )n f nnd the enemy was not there to nlurn 

isii an<! >rih branch from that place." 

Kurd's Joiir; 

In a lettii !■ |.in,.i~, un.ler date of (»th .\prii. 1757. ti^xirnon! 

Denny wrote:— rdereil a strong Detachment under Col. Clapham t<i- 

wards t' iTensively. and. if |>ossible. destroy an Imlian Town; 

but inteiiii^uu ,irii\iii- before these orders could be carried into e.xeculion 
that a large Inxly of 1-rench and Indians was coming to JK-sieige the I'ort. tlu\ 
were ohlige«l to lay the expedition asi<le. This account proving false, l •' 
Clapham xxxx sent out a Captain's connnand to attack an Indian town calle<l 




EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
I. Hon. Allison O. Smith. 2. J. H. Crissman. 3- H. E. Lindemuth. _,4- Hon. M- L. Mc- 
(Juown. 5. Hon. A. E. Patton. 6. Capt. J. E. Harder. 7. Prot. E. C. hliields 8. John 
C. Barclay. 9. Smith V. Wilson. :o. Samuel R. Plamilton. 11. Geo. I. Thompson. 
12. Mattliew Savage. 13. Benj. F. Chase. 



Shinglcclamousc. situate near the Head of the West Branch of Susquehanna, 
where was supposed to be a great Resort of Indians, Capt. llanibright entered 
the Town, found the cabins all standing but deserted by the Indians. Agree 
ably to his orders he di<i not touch anything, nor destroy the Town, in hopes 
the Indians would come and settle again. This was the only Indian Town could 
be attacked:" and, the letter continues "W'c found by a second expedition th.it 
they (the Indians) had returned, set their Town on Fire and were retired to 
N'enango. situate where the River au IJoef runs into the Ohio." 

Col. Burd's Journal, under date Monday. 25th April. 1757. states that 
"This day at ntMin Capt'n Patterson arrived with his party all well: they came 
down the River upon Rafts : Capt'n Patterson reports, x x x. That he marched 
to Shinglacamuch. saw no Indians nor French either upon his march or at 
the Town ; the road that leads from P>uchalo<ins passes along by Shinglaclamudi 
and forks on the South side of the .^usijuehanna River at the distance of abo'i 
40 from that Town; one road from that fork leads to Fort .\ugusta. and tl^ 
other to Cumberland County : that both are very nuich frequented : & it ap- 
peared to him the enemy used them constantly when they came to make their 
incursions ujxtn this Province: that the cheaff part of the houses at Siii.nc.i.a- 
CI-AML'CH were burnt down, and he imagined that no Indians had lived ther. 
a long time: that lie was obliged to return from .'>mNGi..\ci..vxii'Cii. not beini.; 
able to proceetl for want of Provisions, he and his party having lived upon 
VValnutts for three days: the country was so excessively mountainous that 
they could not find any game to kill, and the men were not able to travel an 
further in this situation, which obliged him to return down the River on 
Rafts.* 

Capt. Levi Trump in charge of garrison at Fort .\ugusta under date of 
July ye ist. 1758. wrote to Governor Denny as follows: x x "T received a letter 
from Lieut. Colonell James Piurd. dated 12 ulto.. informing me that he had an 
accoimt of a bo<ly of IVench that are erecting a Fort at Shinglaclamuch (Clear 
field), and 'tis thought they design to attack this place." Pa. .\rchives. \"ol. 
1 1 1 . p. 430. 

The location of this fort is not known to the residents of Clearfield. Mati 
years ago subterranean passages or caves were discovered on the farm of Jacol- 
Guelich. just within a mile and a half N'orth West of Clearfield, and it w;i 
reix>rted that a horn sucli as used by the Indians was found in this cave, but tli 
place has never been thoroughly explored to determine its real character — nf 
does it appear that there is anv substantial proof of a fort ever having been 
erected at this jwiint. Frederick Post, the distingui.shetl Moravian, readul 
Sliingliiniiti- (Clearfield) on 2nd .\ugust. 1738. but makes no mention in hi 
journal of there being a French fort at this place. 

I'KF.nicRicK Po.sT in his journal 2nd Atigust. 1738, says: "We came acros- 
several places where two I'olcs. I'ainted Red. were stuck in the ground, in 
order to tye their Prisoners ; we arrived this night at Shinglimuce | Clearfield 
where was the aUwe marks: tis a disagneable and melancholy sight to sei 
the means they make use of. according to their critical way, to punish Flesh 
& BLxkI." 

Mr. Post says, under date 14th Sept.. 1758. "We came to Susquehanna iV 








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SOLIJIFR'S CO.MMITXEE -I. Capt. Geo. D. Runk. 2. Capt. P. A (iaulin. 3. Capt. 
W. P. Harpster. 4. Col. E. A. Irvin. 5. W. B. Beamer. Capt. G. Woodring, a member 
of this committee was unable to furnish photograph in time. 



crost 6 times & came to Calainazi-cshiiil: ( Cliinklccamoose) where hatl been 
an old Indian Town: in the Fiivening tliere came 3 Indians and said tliev saw 
two Indian tracts where we slept turn Hack, so that we were sure that tiiey 
followed lis." 

These records estal)iish the fact tliat there existed an Indian town of g^reat 
imjxirtance on the West I'-ranch of tlie Snsqueiianna. Whether referre<l to 
as Jenkiklamuhs. Sliinfjleclamush. Shiiifjleclamouse. Shinf;lecamuch. Shingleca- 
nuice, Calamawcshink. Chingieiamoiik. Chingleolamoak. Chinglet)lanuik or 
"ChingKclainonche old Town" as desijjnated in the Records of the Land ( )flice 
— or Chinkleclam»K)se, as now most commonly used, we arc told is corrupted 
from ".Iclitschiti^i-Claitinic" which according to Reichel, Translation of the 
Moravian Historical S<iciety. signifies "it almost joins" or it may. according 
to another authority ( I'ureau of lithnology L". S. Smithsonian Institution) Ik? 
deriveil from Achtochiu^i Commiii. meaning "at the calm or quiet hill." or 
"lying still at the hill," which bear practically the same meaning and involve 
also the definition given by I'oyd as. "it almost meets to-gether" or "Nearly 
joins" in allusion to the narrows. Hishoi) Mitwein (Journal Kuh lulv i77-?> 
tells us the name signifies ".\'o one tarries here willingly." 

Chiiigleclamouche, the famous chief, lived in W'aync Township. Clinton 
C'tnuily, in an Indian town located on the Montgomery farm, near Wayne 
station. calle«l I'atlcrson. over which a chief by that name, of the Shawnee 
trii)e. ruled. ( Mist. W .illey. — Mctiinness. 79.) I'rom Patterson the 

great chief came to the >ii 't 'ii which Clearfield I'.orough is li>caled and builded 
unto himself a town which was known as "Chingleclaniouche old Town." How 
long he ruled, or the number of his children, has not In-en recorded, .\eithcr 
are we infomiecl by Capt. llambright. or Capt. Patterson, if. in .\]>ril. 1757. 
the old chii f -.1 fir. i.. his town and "retired to \"enang<j," or whether he had 
long prevj. le Hai>py Hunting CinHnuls. This much can be stated 

with reasniialili.- ciriainty, "Chiiigleclamouche < 'Id Town" was a matter of 
history .is larly as April. 1757. an<l surely so on .\ugust 2nd. 175S. when 
l"rederick Post sojourned at the place "where had been an old Indian town." 

h slMuld also be observed that the stream now known as Clearfield Creek 
was designated, in the military orders, as the "South" branch of the River. 

K.VRLV .MAIS. 

CiKin a "Map of the Improved parts of the Province -ylvania" 

by Nicholas Scull, January i, 1750. "Chiiigleclamouche" is lr>cated. 

Chill i^lclaiiioiilc. Mushannon Creek, CU'urticki Creek, Chest Creek and Canoe 
Place all are liKaled on the W', Scull map published April 4tli, 1770. This 
map also ItKates an Indian path from I'ald I*lagle 'i);lcclawoiik'. and 

aiiotlur leading from I'rankstown ( l>lair I'o. ). < r --m- uu- hea<l water> if 
ClearfieM treek, (.'best Creek and the Wist P.ranch at Canoi- Place, to rcinn:.^' 
I'ort. 

The ICvans map of 1775. a map of the Colonies. I7t>5. an»I a ".Map of the 
I'rontier of the Xortheni Colonies with I'iOiindary line established Retwi-en them 
and the Indians at the Treaty held by S. Will Johnson at I-'t. Stanwix. in \ov.. 
i7<'>8," do not give any of the data given on the W. Scull map. 

"The map of Pennsylvania exhibiting not only the Improve*! pans oi liiat 




FIREMEN'S COMMITTEE 
I. Harry G. Osden. 2. James McBlain. 3. Ward Logan. 4- V. L. Robins. 

5. H. C. Mcllvain. 



Province but also its extensive Frontiers, laid down from actual surveys, etc." 
Pub. bv Robert Saver & J. P.ennett, London, June loth, 1775. locates Chinglc- 
omuk, and Clearfield Criek. and the Indian path from Bald Eagle Creek where 
Beach Creek enters that stream to Chingleolamuk is shown. 

'■.\ new map of the Western Parts of \'irginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland. 
&c.," by Thos. llutchins. Captain of the fjOth Regiment of Foot, London, \ov. 
7th, 177S, gives Ciiingleolamuk. Clearfield Creek an<I 'I" Tudian Path from Bald 
Eagle Creek to Chingleolamuk. 

The Reading Howell map. 1791, shows Clearfield Creek as a branch of the 
West Br. of the Sus(|uelianna. and in llnntingdon County. 

It will be recalled that as part of the orders given Captain Patterson on 
-•Npril 7ih, 1757. "in case he could make no discovery between & Shiiiglaclaiiiush 
not at that filace. to ()n>ceed up the South Branch of the River from the Fork 
at Sliiti};lculaiiiiish & examine that branch." The South Branch was none 
other than Clearfield Creek, but not until 1770 docs this last name attach to 
that stream — and why, we may ask, was it so named? 

Bishop Ettwein, in his journal imder <late of July 141I1. 177 J. answers our 
question. "Reached Clearfield Creek where the Buffaloes formerly cleared large 
tracts of undergrowth, so as to give them the appearance of cleared fields ; 
HEM E. the Indians call the creek Cle.\RFIELD." 

.\n inspection of several of the maps would indicate that Chingleclamoiichc 
was located at the nu>uth of Clearfield Creek, such also appears from the orders 
to Captain Patterson, but this r|uestion in geography is also settled by a reference 
to I'ishop Kttwein's journal. July i6th, 1772. ".\fler representing the state 
of our case to the malcontents. I felt reassured, and journeyed on with a few 
brethren txco titiles in a pelting rain to the site of Chinklacainoosc," which 
locates the old town within the present limits of Clearfield borough. 

TRE.\TIES. 
The Indian trunblis in Pennsylvania for the proprietary period ended 
with the treaty of Fort Stamvix (now Rome, N. Y.), on Nov. 5th. 1768. with 
the Six Nations, which conveyed to tlu- pniprietors all the land within a 
boundary extending frnm the New York State line on the Susquehanna, past 
Towanda and Pine Creek, uj) the West Branch to its source, over to Kittaning, 
and thence down the Ohio to the extreme ."southwestern portion of the Province. 
This was called the .\'<"i' Purchase: and within its bountlaries is included that 
portion of Clearfield County lying South and East of the \\'est Branch of the 
Susquehanna. 

I'rom I7(>S until 1784 the Northwestern l)ouiidar\ mii m ihe Indian imi- 
chases remained unchanged. During that period The Declaration oe Inde- 
pendence was adopted, Pennsylvania became a State and made a constitution. 
.\fter peace was concludeil. the .*>tate. under the treaty of I'ort .Stanwix. dated 
October 2J?rd. 1784, purchased all the remaining land within its charted limits. 
This purchase was confinned at Fort Mcintosh in January, 1785, and is known 
as the "Last" f'urchase. That part of Clearfield County lying North and West 

of the Wr-I Pr.'tllfll i)l' tlu- SilviMii li;inii.i. i.; !iirliii1i-.I « itliiii lli.- 1iniii» of this 

purchase 

Dav. in his Historical Collection of Pennsylvania, savs, "Ihis vast tcrritorv. 






PROMINENT FARMERS OF THE COUNTY. 
■<: I. R. E. Shaw. 2. A. H. Reed. 3. David Way. William Radebach, a member of this 
committee reached the artist too late with his photograph. 



howcviT. ac(|iiirc(l by the treaty of 1784 was only f'lirihiiscd. but was not entered 
upon by the pioneers of Pennsylvania for ten years. Tlie price of blootl, as 
usual, was to be paid for ii 

11. »XF.KRS. 

It will remain for the writer of the real history of Clearfield Countv to 
determine who was the first settler within the territory now comprised with the 
iKiundary lines of the county. Hence the use of the term. f'ioitCiT. which ac- 
cordin^j to Webster, is "( )ne who j^ois liif.ir. t., r,ni,.v, ..Ii^tiiirtions or prepare 
the way for another." 

Kdwartl Rickets. Senior, lays claim to the first place amonp the pioneers, 
antl offers in sujjport of his contention certain proofs from anion;; the State 
Records as follows: [ 

ion;; the Records and I'roceedings of the Department of Internal Affairs 
ui rmnsylvania. iiitrr alia, it is thus contained: 

"Kilward Rickets nj)plies for four hundred acres of land in lledford County, 
inclg an imji. on Ijoih sides of Clearfield Creek on a smal i'lranch of water on 
the N'orth side of said Creek calld the Ueavcr Dam Itranch. 

"lledford County ss. — Int. froni -March i. 17S3 ( \\ rt Issuil). 

■iVrsonally aj)piare<l Ix'forc us two of the Justices assij^ied for I'.edford 
•he al)ove liilu-iint Riikcts and niade oath according to law that he. 
tills l>i;':nint. to-i,'iiher with some of his sons. Did Improve \}]^im saitl laml 
betwetii tl.e llej^innin^j & middle of Sept. in the year 1783. ami has ever since 
maintained his Ri}|ht and Claim to said land. .Sworn and certified by us the 
Sul' 'liis 15th <lay of N'oviuibcr. 1784." 

K. ,.,. > ,1111. 

JAMKS CoVI.K. 

• >ny That the alxjvc is a true copy of the orifjinal re- 

:i; iMi file in the Department of Internal .\fFairs of Penn- 

(■siM.I lia. I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of 

>epartnKnt to be affixed, at 1 larrisburj;. this Seventh clay 

vembir. iS.'-'' 

T^ > ,. I>K(,w.\. 

/'•Y'. iiti'nial .Iff airs. 

The followin;j applications are also on file in the Department of Internal 
.Aft'airs: 

"Cheney Rickets. Senior, applies for four hundred acres of land in liedford 
County, incljj an imp. mi ImiiIi sides of Clearfiehl Creek. aNiut two miles higher 
ii|> said Ireek than F*'dwanl Rickct's application. 

W't. issued Int. from ist March. 178^ 
IVrsonaly apeareil l)efore us two of the Justices for I'edford Conntv ("honey 
Rickets and made oath according to law that the alxive tract of l.i 
proVid npi'ii between the beginning & middle of .Se|>teT- ' • ■ -"' ■ 
cerlitud III lore and '\\ u-; this I5lh day of November. i- 

\Vt 1~ 

J.\.Ml-..-s Co'k i.i;. 
I )n June 7tli "^ ■ : •■„ pursuance of a Warrant granted 

to Cheny Ricket- l>er. 1784. and was returned on 14th 






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June, 1836. It is for a tract of land situate in Dccator Township, Clearfield 
County, on the waters of Clearfield Creek, containing 400 acres & allowance, and 
is bounded In the John McClelland on the North, Rowland Evans and Sanil 
Enilin on the East, Robt. McGhee & Geo. Eyere on the South, and the Joseph 
Clark on the West. 

"lld'vard Rickets. Junior, applies for four hundred acres of land inclg Iinpt. 
on both sides of Clearfield Creek, adjoining on the li>wer sides of Cheney Rickets, 
Senior, aiiplication on saiil Creek in Bedford County. 

"Bedford County. Int. from ist March, 1783, Wt Issud. 

Personally appeared before us Hdzivrd Rirkcis, Junior, and made oath 
according to law that he that Dcf'ponciit Imjiroved upon the alwve tract of 
I^nd in the month of Sept. in the year 1783. Sworn & certified by us two of the 
justices for Bedford County this 15th day of Xovember. 1784. 

(Signed) Roct. Smith. 
(Signed) J.\.mes Coyle. 

In the journal of James Harris, surveyor, under date of Oct. 28th. 1784, 
giving account of surveying then being done on Clearfield Creek says "l-'ive men 
by the name of Rickets came to our camp, said they claimed by improvements 
a great deal of land up this creek, say they will not suffer it to be surveyed." 
,\nd under date of ( )ct. 30th, 1784. "Mr. Canan performed one of the surveys 
on the West side of Clearfield Creek extending it as high up as Rickets' claim." 

"Captain Edward Rickerts was a native of Maryland, and while a boy 
emigrated with his father's family to Pennsylvania. .\t the age of nineteen, 
Edward entered the service as an Indian fighter, and was considered one of 
the most e.\perienced frontiersmen in the whole country. During the Revolu- 
tion, his services to the Province were so valuable that he was given a Captain's 
commission. 

"Having made the improvements referred to. ami built a cabin. Captain 
Rickerts went for his wife and household goods, and returned with them in 
1801. I'pon his return he found the cabin occupied by Joseph Leonard and 
family. The two fatuities lived there to-gether during the Winter following, 
but Rickerts, having no claim to the land except by imjirovement, was after- 
wards compelled to vacate and settle elsewhere. Captain Rickerts died in 181 3." 
— Hi.story Clearfield Co. — .Mdrich, 1887, pp. 51. 

On 20th May, 1785, or about five months after the Rickerts warrants were 
issued, a warrant was issued to John Lukens, Esq., Surveyor General, requiring 
him to Survey or cause to be Surveyed for James Woodside. of the Township 
of New London, in the Comity of Chester. 300 acres of land on Warrant num- 
bered 570. which was afterwards ilone, and returned I7tli Eebruary, i8«"ii. 

Mr. .\Ulrich — History of Clearfield Co.. page 52 — says, "James Woodside 
first came to this county, or rather Lycoming County, in the month of July, 
1785. with a surveying party from Chester County. Several tracts were located 
by them, one of which, under warrant number 570. belonged to Woodside, and 
his land was located on the stream known as Stump Creek. James Woodside 
lived here many years, the only white resident among the few remaining Indians, 
who were quite friendly. He is described as a man of decidedly peculiar habits, 
having no family, and content to live alone in his forest home, where he died in 




Ex-Gov. WILLIAM BIGLER— Was born 1S13, and came to Clearfield County in 1833, 
and started the publishing of the "Cleariield Democrat." In 1841 to 1844 he was in the State 
Senate and elected Governor of the State in 1851. He was President of the Philadelphia & 
Erie R. R. in 1855, and U. S. Senator in 1855, He died in Clearfield, August, 1880. 



1S34 at lilt' age of 85 years. 

On tlif 30tli July, 1885, Brady Townsliip, with becoming ceremony, un- 
veiled a nionumtnt, sacred to the memory of James Woodside, as the pioneer 
of the Township, lion. P. S. Weber, of Du Bois, delivered an address which 
he styled "An Historical Sketcii of James Woodside, Esq. The Raftsman's 
Journal, July nth, 1859, seems to indicate that it was not until 1802 that 
Woo<lsi<lc came. See post. 

Daniel Ogden was the first settler in Sidivan (."ovuity. Me I'lcated llillsgri>\ 
on a survey made on a warrant in the name of "William Clair." "lie is su]> 
|K)sed to have settled here altniit the close of the Revolutionary War, and Tra- 
dition says he was a Tory, and certain parties sou}^ht to take his life while .it 
llillsgrove. He did not remain here a great while, but left soon aft«r tli 
Birds, Warrens and .Molyneux's settle<l at the forks of the i.oyalsock Creek, in 
'794- * 'gden said neighbors were getting too near, so he left and moved up 
the West Branch \ alley. lie, however, built a small grist mill, which was the 
fir^t in the County." — The Historical Journal. Mc< iimiess. \'ol. H, pp. 205. 

In an editorial n<jte in 'i"he Historical Journal, \'ol II.. pp. 205, it is stated 
that '.\fter leaving Lycoming County in 1797. < Igdin and tliree ol his sons 
ascended the West Branch in canoes to a point just Ix-low (above) the present 
town of Clearfield, where they settled. He soon afterwanls returned to t'herry 
Valley, New '^'ork, and brought out his family. He is claimed to have been 
the first settler in Clearfield County, and many of his descendants still live 
there." 

HaiiHi t igijen jocitcd on the farm lately occupied by Matthew .*>. Ogden. 
on South .Second .Streil. I learfield Borough. Cherry \ alley was the scene of a 
massacre "during which all of Ogden's property was <lestroyed and his son David 
killed by the Indians. Of his eight children, uotie were l>orn here. They 
were Abner, Jonathan, Daviil, who was slain at Cherry \ alley massacre; 
Daniel, Jr.. Joab, John, Mattiiew and .Margaret." — History Clcarfiekl Co. — 
A Id rich, pp. 52. 

Daniel Ogden always believed he was the onl\ wliite ni,in in tlu country 
now included within the i>resent IhiuiuIs of ("learfield loimly during the \\ inter 
of 1797-8. This fact his daughter-in-law, lilizabclh O^idcn, widow of M.itthew 
Ogden, and her brotlK-r, Benjamin Bloom, have repealeilly slated, aiul in which 
thev art- sl!^l.•liIl(■ll Ii\ llic R.iftsin.m's loiim.il, :irticli- of JiiK iitli i.*^co '^■•<- 
post. 

It was wlii-u Daniel Ogden returned lo tin- "liii^ Islnml" on one of his 
trips that he met -Arthur Bell, wito .s<x>n afterwards followed him to Chinglc- 
damouche's old Town, where he remained with ( >gden and assisted him in the 
erection of his house, after which In- went further up the River to settle. John 
Bell followed his brother Arthur. I'rom his diminutive size he was familiarlv 
called "Little Johnny Bell," and from .some he received the sobriqiut of "Demi 
John." 

James McCracken and Casper Hackenlx-rry followed Arthtir Bell with their 
families, and settled — their wives were sisters of Arthur Bell. 

Thomas McClure came from Cumberland Coin)ty in i7<)<), made an im- 
provement near McClure's graveyard. Pike Township, and removed his family 




Hon. WILLIAM A. WALLACE — One of Clearfield County's most prominent sons, who 
was Ijorn in 1827, admitted to Clearfield bar in 1847. He was elected to the State Senate in 
1863, and again in 1884. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1875, and served six 
years. He was the moving spirit in the building of the Beech Creek R. R., and many other 
enterprises. He died in Xew York City in 1S96. 



tliither in 1800. Squire McClure has been described as "a kind friend, one of 
tlie most obliging neiglilx)rs, who would at any time incommode himself t<' 
accommodate another, and when asked for a favor, he stopped not to inquire 
'what will it profit me,' but only 'can I grant it.' He lived and died without an 
enemy. 

"The country was a vast wilderness, never having been trod by the foot 
of a white man, save for the purijose of exploration and survey. The majestic 
pines and oaks of centuries' growth stood in their pristine beauty. The a.x of 
the woodsman had not echoed, nor the death-dealing bullet of the hunter whistled 
through the wild and rugged region." — Raftsman's journal .May nth, 1850. 

The discovery in the year 1800 of an Indian ])atli leading from Chinglr- 
clamouche to Milesburg brought the settlers into closer communication with 
civilization, and gave them a new base of supplies. The Ogdens and the Hell- 
had come up the Sus<|uehanna in canoes, the pack horse over the Indian trails 
was now to do his part in this westward march of civilization, the Indi.iu 
paths remaining for a few years the only roads and routes for transiM)rlin.i; 
goods into the new country. 

With the dawn of the nineteenth century, an ever increasing tide of emi- 
gration set in towards the land formerly of tiie "Chingleclamouche Savages." 

I'aul Clover, "who had a warm and generous heart," made a settlement 
at the mouth of .Xnderson's Creek in the year 1801, kept a "public house" or 
tavern, and did some hlacksmithing. After his death, his widow and children 
moved to Clarion. 

William Bloom, the elder, a man of German descent, whose ancestors at an 
early day settled in \ew Jersey an<l who had emigra;ed to Penn's \'alle\. 
C'entrc County, settled near the old "Red House," on the Ixittom alx>ve .Ander- 
son's Creek in the \ear 1801. lie brought with him four of his sons, Isaac. 
William, John and llenjamin, and his daughter, I\lizabeth. 

Elizabeth Bloom was afterwards marrie<l to Matthew ( )gden, the ceremony 
was performed by Arthur Bell, Msq. "This was the first marriage solemnize<l 
in the Comity, an<I the |>arties became the happy parents of seventeen children 
.\ .\ .\ and from whom have descenileil a numerous offspring, marked by some 
of the traits peculiar to their grandfather. 

William Bloom had eleven children, from whom have descenrled a ver\ 
large family, no longer confined within the limits of the County. Many years 
ago, there was a reunion of tlu' "BlcHims and their connections," at which 
lion. John I'atton stated that there were then more than tilircc thousand 
descendants of William Bloom living within the btmlers of the County. 

In the same year (1801) Joseph Leonard came with his sons, Isaac ;mcl 
Thomas, and made an improvement Ih-Iow the "Ox Bow" on ClearfieKI Creek. 

Martin Hoover came from York County and settled on the River in 
Lawrence Township, in 1801. PVederick Ilennich, or Haney, settled next to 
Hoover about the same time; and Henry Irvin, a native of Ireland, came the 
same year and located at a p<iint nearly opposite the mouth of Moose Creek on 
the Eastern bank of the River, long and familarly known as "IJlxrfy .'spring." 

After the year iSoi settlements multiplied more rapidly as the facilities for 
transportation increased, and it will be impossible to enumerate them all. During 




Hon-. JOHN PATTON— Late of Curwensvilleandone of the Couiity'sablest financiers, was 
born Januars' 6th, 1823. He came to the County in 1828 and later engaged in the lumbering 
business. In 1S64 he started a banking house, and was one of the promoters of the Tjn-one & 
Clearfield R. R. He was elected to Congress in i860 and agaii 
Vjer 23d, 1897. 



1886. He died Decern- 



the year 1802-3 t'icrc came men wliosc names at once became associated witli 
the hiisiniSF interests and piibUc atTairs o< this section. 

Alexander Read, a citizen of Cecil Co., Md., had emigrated to Penn's valley. 
Centre County, but came to settle in 1802, and located on the Ridges in I-aw 
rence Township, where the James Mitchell "stone house" nuw stands. 

Robt. C'resswell settled at the "Pee-wees Nest." 

Robt. .\skey located below Paul Clover's on the West bank of the river. 

Benj. Jordan settle<l on the Kast side of the river, a little fanlur down tin 
stream, anri nearly o|i|>(isi(e lived George and John Welch. 

.Abraham I less came from York I'ounty and located on Clearfield Creek. 

John Carothers came and located at "C'arothers Bend." on the river, hence, 
the name. 

John I-ergersen, l>orn in Ireland, will' one of his soi s, came 'n 1803, a" I 
I<x-ated on the N'orth bank of the Susquehanna, on the farm lately occupied b} 
his son James. 

Daniel Turner settled on the head waters of Clearfield Creek, near tin 
Cambria County line, in iSf)_». 

Sanniel Kwing liK-atid about a half mile Ik'Iow the mouth of Muddy Rmi 
at a place known as "ICwing's Boltoni." but made no setllemenl, and was fol 
loweil by William Bremian. who settled on the South siile of Clearfield Creek, 
near the "< ).\ Bow." 

.\braham Passmore. from Chester County, came in lS(i2, and cleared on 
what was known as the Jacob Hoover farm. He afterwards move<I to tlu 
Ridges and died on .Xugust loth, 1854, having just completed his ninetieth year 

Peter Young cleared a piece of land on the river near "Adary's Head-Water.' 
i'l 1803. and kept a "tavern" and operated a ilisiillery. "He built the greater 
[■art of the Milesburg and Le Boeuf road. Mast of tliest Creek. — Hist. Clfd. L'n.— 
Aid rich, p. 59. 

In the same year. Conrad Kvier settled on the .Moshannon. lie was a 
weaver by trade. — Hist. Clfd. L"o.. p. 5'». 

Peter Erhard matle a settlement near .\'e\\ .Mill|>ort in iSo.V and erected a 
distillery. 

Nicholas Straw made an improvement on the river the .same year. 

".•\s early as 1802 the settlement of that thriving and populous i>ortion of 
the Comity known as I'rady Township was commenced. Jiimcs W'oodsidc. the 
first settler in that section, then removed there. Two years later, Joab Ogden, a 
son of Daniel. I>ecame a near neighlKir of WiK>dside. No further increase was 
made until 1812." — Raftsman's Journal. July nth, 1850- 

F.Ri:CTION or CI.F..\RFIF.I.n COUNTY. 

The procee<lings preceding the enactment of the act erecting Clearfield 
County arc interesting as Ix'st showing the steps leading to ami in a measure 
bringing alx>ut the establishment of the new County. Their recital will show 
how Centre County contemplated taking this vast territory and that it was 
thought, at one time, to divide this extensive wilderness between the counties 
of Centre and Westmoreland. 

February, l8th, 1802. Senate Journal 18S. 

"Mr. Harris presented the petition of the subscribers. Inhabitants of that p.irt 




RICHARD SHAW, Sr. — A prominent citizen of the county during its infanc}-, was horn 
in Ireland in 1792. He came to the county in iSlo. He at one time owned nearh' all the 
land upon which the present town of Clearfield stands. He died August 17th, 1876. 



of tlic Coiiiuiis of Iliintingdoii and Lvconiinj; situate North of tlic Moshannon 
and West of tlic Sinncnialmning Creek, slating, tliat they experience great in- 
convenience and disadvantage froin their remote situation from the seat of 
Justice of their respective Counties ; suggesting tlie propriety of annexing to 
Centre County certain parts of Huntingdon and Lycoming Counties, as described 
in the petition ; and praying to be erected into an election district ; and the 
same was read, and 

"On motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Findlay. 

"Resolved: That the said petition be referred to a committee, to consider 
and report thereon, and 

"Ordered: That Mr. Harris, Mr. Reed and Mr. Hamilton be a committee 
fur that purpose." 

That the reader may have a better understanding, it should be stated that 
at this date portion of the territory lying i^outh and Ivast of the .'>us(iuehaniia. 
and South of the Mosliannon was jiart of Huntingdon Co.: and all that |>ortit)n 
lying North and West of the Susquehanna, included within the Ixuinds of 
Lycoming County. 

Friday, April 2111I. liStjj. Senate Journal. 363. 

"Mr. Harris, from the committee, to whom was referred on the 18th of 
Februarv' last, the petition, of the subscribers. Inhabitants of parts of the 
Counties of Himtingdon and Lycoming, etc., on leave given. re|>orter| a I!ill 
entitled ".\t\ .\ct for annexing Parts of the Counties of Huntingdon and Lycom- 
ing to the Counties of Centre and Westmoreland." and the same was read tlie 
first time. 

The bill failed to pass. 

March 2r.tli, 1803. House Journal. 585. 

"Mr. .Steel presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of Huntingdon 
an<l Lycoming Counties, residing on the West P.ranch of the Sus<|uelianna. 
praying that their settlements may not be annexed to Centre County, but may 
be permitted to remain in their respective counties, as heretofore, until a new 
one shall be erected and established." 

The remonstrants prevailed. an<l the settltr> on tin .■^Mutli aiui La>t of tiie 
Sus<|ueliaiina continued lo journey to Huntingdon when in search of Justice, 
those on the Xortli and West sides of the River traveling to WillianisjKirt, until 
March 2^)111, 1R04. when Chapter LXW'llI.. I.aws 1803-4, became effective. 
The act was entitled : 

"An Act to erect parts of Lycoming, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties 
into separate county districts." 

Section i. Freds Jeffer.son County. 

.Section 2. Erects McKeaii County. 

Section 3. .And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That so 
much of the County of Lycoming, included in the following lv>undaries, to wit: 
Beginning where the line dividing Cannon's and Rroadhcad's districts strikes 
the West Branch of the Sn.squehanna River; thence. North along the said district 
line until a due west course from thence will strike the Southeast comer of 
McKcan County; thence. West along the .Southeni boundary of McKcan Countv 
to the line of JcflFerson County ; thence. Southwesterly along the line of Jefferson 




JOSIAH W. SMITH — The pioneer nietnber of the Clearfield Bar came to Clearfield in 
1.S21 from Philadelphia; was appointed Deputy Attorney General in i>S25. During his life- 
time he acquired a great deal of property. He died March 2d, i,SS2. 



County to wlicre Hunter's district line crosses Sandy-lick Creek; iIkuci-. Snutli 
along tlic district line to tlic canoe place on the Susquehanna River; thence, an 
Easterly course tn the South westerls corner of Centre County, on the heads 
of Mushannon Creek ; thence, down the Mushannon Creek the several courses 
lliereof ti» its numth; thence. di>\vn the West P.ranch of the Susquehanna River 
to the place of hcginninR. he. and the same is herehy erected into a separate 
County, to be henceforth called Clearfield (.'ounty, and the place of holding the 
Courts of Justice in and for said Comity , shall he fixed by the Legislature at any 
place which may he most heneficial ami convenient for said County. 

Sec. 8. .\nd he it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That as 
soon as it shall appear by an enumeration of the taxable inhabitants within the 
Counties of JeflFerson. McKean. Clearfield. I'otter, Tioga and Cambria, that any 
of the said L'onnties. according to the rates that shall then be eslablisheil for 
apportioning the representation among the several Counties of this Connnon- 
wealtli shall be entitled to a separate representation. ])rovision shall be made by 
law for apportioning the said representation, and enabling such (.'ounty to be 
represented separately, an»l to hold the Courts of Justice at such place in said 
County, as is. or may hereafter, be fixed for holding the same by the Legislature, 
and to chfKise their (."ounty otlicers in like manner as in the other Counties of 
this Commonwealth. 

Sec. 9. And be it. etc. TJjat the (loveruor be. and he is hereliy authorized 
and reipiired to ap|>oint three suitable persons for trustees, in each of the said 
counties, who shall receive pro|>os;ds in writing from any ]>erson or j)ersons. 
or any Ixidies corporate or politic, for the grant or conveyance of any lands 
within the sai<I (.'ounties res|)ectively, and within the limits prescribed by this 
act for fixing the place of hr>lding Cotirls of Justice in .said Counties respectively, 
or the transfer of ;my other property, or paxnient of money for the use of said 
(.'ounties. and transmit to the Legisl;itnre from time to time a copy of the 
proposals .So received under their hands; and when the place of holding Courts 
of Justice in the said Counties respectively shall be fixed by the Legislature, to 
take assurance in the law. for the lands ami other valuable property, or money 
contained in any such pro|His;ds. which shall or may lie accepte<l of. 

Sec. II. And be it, etc. That for the ]>resent convenience of the inhabi- 
tants of said Counties of Clearfield and McKean, and until an enumeration of 
the taxable inh.ibitants of said Counties shall be made, and it shall be otherwise 
directed by law. the sai<I Counties of Ci.kaki-ikij) and McKean shall be. ami 
the same are hereby .\\m;xi;i) to the ("ovntv of Ckxtrk. and the Jurisdiction 
of the several courts of the Comity of Centre. :iiid the authority of the judges 
thereof shall extend c>ver and shall operate and be elTectual within sai<l Comities 
of Clearfielil and McKean. 

Sec. 15. And be it, etc. That the eUvtors within the Counties erected bv 
this act. shall continue to elect at the same places and with the same Counties 
as heretofore." 

The recital in the act "That so much of the County of Lycointnt; included 
within tile following boundaries." That part included within the actual lioundaries 
mentioned in the Act from Canoe Place on the Susquehanna River: in "an 
Easterly course to the Southwesterly comer of Centre County at the head of 




WILLIAM IRVIN — The pioneer settler of Curweiisville, who located there in US20 was 
born in iSoi. He was the most extensive hunliernian anil merchant in the connty in the 
early dajs. He died December 29th, 1S69. 



Miishannon Creek ; tlience clown tlic Miishannon Creek the several courses to its 
iiioiitli." ami tluMi u]) tlie river to Canoe Place was taken from 1 hnitinfjdon 
County, ami the remaining territory was from Lycominjj County, as stated. 

Under the 15th Section of the Act March 26th. 1S04, the "Electors" were 
"to continue to elect at the same place ami with the same Comities as hertofore." 
In other wortls, the electors residing South and East of tlie river were to 
vote in Tlmitinpdon County, those residing on the North and West side, in 
Lycoming County. 

The territory embraced within the limits of the County was by an order 
of the Quarter Session of Cmtre County. August Sessions. 1804. made an 
election district and called CUindcclamoiischc. 

Sec. 4 of the .\ct of March 14th, 1805. jirovides "That the County of Clear- 
held shall he an election district, and' the electors thereof shall hold tiieir 
general election at the house of Itenjamin Jordan in said district, and shall 
he entitled to voti- for members of the I'ederal and State Legislatures. Sheriffs, 
Commissioners and other County Officers for Centre County. 

SEAT ( >E JL.STICE. 

Section Q of the Act of March jfA\\. 1804. required the Governor 10 appoint 
three trustees in each of the newly created (.'ounties to receive jiroposals 1:1 
writing fur the grant and conveyance i>f land, for thi- fixing the place <>f hoMing 
courts, or the transfer of any oilier ]>ro|KTty or payment of nioiiev fur the use 
of said C'ounties. Copies nf pr<i|M)sals so received were to Ik* transmilti-d from 
time to time to the Legislature. 

Roland Curtin. Robert I'xiggs ami William Tate were appointed '1 rustees 
for (."leartield County, under this section of the Act. These Trustees adilressed 
a letter to the Legislature reading: 

"To the I loiiiirabie Ruherl W'liitehill. .S])caker of the Senati' of the Com- 
monwealth of I'eimsylvania. 

.\niiexe<i you will see a true copy of .\lr. .\braham \\ iiitur's proposals for 
h.iviiig the seat of Justice for Clearfield C"ounty established on om- of his 
li;u-ts of Jaiiij. \\r ilo not consider ourselves authorized b\ law to |)oint out 
ilecidedlv an\ particular i>arl of tlu- County the Most h'ligible situation for 
the seat of Justice. We only, therefore, remark that a handsome seat for a town 
might he situated on some of the sn]i|K>sed tracts, and that Mr. Witnier's obser- 
vations are. in our llnmble opinion. Snfliciently correct. 

With i\\w rt'specl, we subscrilx- ourselves. 

Your oheilient Servants, 

Roi.ANIl Cl'RTIN, 

RoRKRT Ror.r.s. 
• Wm. Tate. 

Trustees for Clearfield County. 
Cancstoga. January i8th. 1805. 
"Messrs. Roland Curlin. RolxTt Roggs an<I Wm. Tate. Esqs.. 
Centlcmcn : — 

T have three tracts of land, situated on the West Rranch of Susquehanna 
River, in Clearfield County, viz. : one in the name of Charles Smith. Containing 
318 acres, 113 perches; one of 273 acres, 131 perches, in the name of John 




Dr. G. W. CALWELL, — One of the earliest practitioners of medicine, was born in Union 
Connty. He established himself at Glen Hope in i!55i , where he practiced his profession 
until his death on October 5th, 1SS5. 



Morgan ; and one in the Name of Jacob ^f organ, 327 ; for all of which Tracts 
of land I have an in Disputable Title. They in Clude the indian Town Called 
Chinglaclanioose old town, which was one of the largest Indian towns on the 
Susquehanna. These lands were surveyed as early as July, 1769, and are justly 
Considered the Most Desirable Both as to Quality and Situation in the part 
of the County. The great Road to pres<|ueisle was laid out By the Commis- 
sioners appointed for that I'urpose to Pass through these Lands as may be 
seen by a reference to their Rejx)rts in the office of the Secretary of the Com- 
monwealth. I propose, should Either of these Tracts be Deemed l-'ligible fof 
the County Town, to give 250 acres to be laid off into Town Lots and out lots, 
in Such Manner as May be Desired by the Proper authoritye, one fuurtii I'art 
of the Neat Proceeds of Sales for the Erection of the public Buildings, one 
fourth for the Endowment of an Academy in the contemplated Town, the other 
Morety fur my use. 

I am. Gentlemen, Wry Respectfully, 

Yoiir ( )lietlient .Servant, 

AllRAHAM WiTMKR." 

This letter was transmitted to the Senate an<l the lIou.se of Representatives, 
and there were rival pro|xisitions made and other "eligible" sites for the location 
of a .scat of Justice for Clearfield County offered. The following extracts fmm 
tile Senate and House Jnurnals will convey some idea of the contest then maile 
for the coveted town. 

January 28th, 1805. .Senate Journal. 117. 

"The .Speaker laid Ijcfore the Senate certain proposals of Samuel .Miles 
(accompanied with a recommendation of the Trustees of Clearfield County) 
fiffering one hundred acres of land at the confluence of Clearfield Creek and 
the West r.ranch of Susquehanna to extend an equal distance up each stream, 
provided the seat of Justice of said County is fixed thereon: and the said papers 
were read and laid on the table. 

January 28th, 1805. .^enaie lonriiai. 117. 

"The Speaker laid before the Senate a jiaper ]>ur|K>rting to be a recom- 
mendation (by the Trustees of Clearfield County) of land belong to .\brahaui 
Witmer, as the most eligible situation for the seat of Justice for said County. 

To the recommen<Iation of the Trustees is annexed certain pro]>osals of 
Abraham Winner, as follows, to wit.: — 

I propo.sc to give two htmilred and fifty acres to be lai<l of into town and 
out lots in such manner as may be directed by the jiroper authority, one fourth 
]»art of the nett proceeils of sales for the erection of public buihlings: one fourth 
for the endowment of an academy in the contemplated town; the other ujorety 
for my own use; and the said papers were severally read and laid on the table." 

January 2<)th, 1805. House Jounial, 223. 

"A letter ilirected to the Speaker, from .\braham Witmer. and another 
inclosed therein from the Commissioners of Clearfield County, l)oth relative to 
the offer of certain lands in said Comity by said Witmer to the public as a 
proper scite for a seat of Justice in said County, were severally read and 
referred to Messrs. D. Mitchell. White & Weinich." 

Feb. 7th, 1805. House Journal, 291. 



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G. L. REED — Was born in 1S25, and represents one of the early families of Clearfield 
Covinty. In his early days he followed surveying;, and laid ont the plan of Clearfield. He is 
now a Director of the County National Bank, and resides in the old Reed homestead on 
First Street. 



"Mr. D. Mitchell, from the Committee to whom was referred on the 29th 
ultimo the communication of the trustees of Clearfield Couitty, containing 
j)rf)posals from Abraham Witmer of a grant of certain lands on which to erect 
])ul)lic huildings, &c., for the seat of Justice in said, made report, which was read 
as follows, viz. : — That they have duly examine<l Mr. Witmer's proposals, and 
consider them sufficiently liberal ; they have also paid attention to the plot of 
said County, as exhibited on Howell's map of Pennsylvania; and although the 
situation nf sai<l lands is not entirely central, yet as they adjoin a navagable 
stream of water passing through a fertile country, and combine as many advan- 
tages as any other situation in the County, your conunittee consider it an 
eligible scite for the puqjose proposed; they submit fur the ei)nsid(ratii')n of 
the I louse the following resolution, viz. : — 

Resolved : That the |)roposals of Abraham Witmer, olTering a tract of land 
for the seat of Justice in Clearfield County be accepted: ami that the Governor 
be authorized and reipiireil to a])i>oint three trustees for the purimse of ascertain- 
ing the most eligible scite for the seat of Justice in Clearfield County on the 
lands of Abraham Witmer, situate near the mouth of (.'learfield Creek: ami on 
motion 

The saiti Keixirt was reail a second time. 

The resolution being under consideration, a motion was made by -Mr. 
l"indlay and Mr. .Miller to ixislponc the further consideration thereof for the 
present, which was agreed to." 

Feb'y if)th, 1805. Senate Journal. 20C1. 

"The .Speaker laid before the .Senate certain jiroposals made by James 
Hamilton (accnnipanied by the recommen<lations of the trustees of the County) 
of a tract of land in the County of Clearfield, for the purpose of fixing the seat 
be laid- mit in a town; one foiirlb of which is to be set ajiart for a public 
of Justice of said County. 

The ])roposal contemplates granting 300 acres (part of a inoo acres) to 
school; one fourth for public buildings and the remaining half to be reserved 
for the benefit (t( the ]iro|)rietors : and the same was read an<l lai<l on the table. 

Feb'y 21st, 1)^5. House Journal. j^7~. 

On motion of Mr. I). Mitchell and Mr. Ogle, the rejKirt of the Conunittee 
on the Couinnuiication of the Trustees of Clearfield C'ounty containing jiroposals 
from Abraham Witmer of a grant of certain lands on which to erect public 
buildings, &c., for the seat of Justice in said County, read the 7th instant, was 
read a second time and the same resolution under consideration. 

A motiiMi was made by Mr. Porter and Mr. D. Mitchell to recommend 
said re]K)rt, which was agreed to, and 

Ordered, That Messrs. Roileau, Dr. Mitchell. Hall. Crouch and Lytic 
be a committee for that pur|Mise. 

On motion of Mr. Lacock and Mr. Ferree the proposals from Rowlaml Curtin 
and Rolx-rt I'aggs, on behalf of William Hamilton, together with the petition 
of sundry inhabitants of Clearfield County relative to the seat of Justice for 
said County, was read the 19th inst., and referred to the last mentioned com- 
mittee. 

Feb'y 23rd, 1805. House Journal, 384. 





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Hox. G. R. BARRKTT — One of the pioneer lawyers, was born 1815 and admitted to the 
liar in 1836. He was appointed Deputy Attorney General in 1837 ; elected to Legislature in 
1S40 and President Judge of the 22d Judicial District in 1S55 and re-elected in 1865. He died 
March, 1899. 



A letter addressed tu the Speaker from tlie commissioners of Clearfield 
County and certain proixjsals inclosed from Samuel Miles, directed to said com- 
missioners, offering to convey a tract of land, for the seat of Justice in said 
County, were severally read and referred to the committee appointed the 21 st 
inst. on that subject. (384). 

Fcby. 25th, 1805. House Journal, 391. 

Mr. D. Mitchell presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of Clearfield 
County, praying tiiat tlie seat of justice for said County may be established where 
the town of Chinglecamose formerly stood ; and said petition was read, and 
referred to the committee appointed on the 21st inst., on the same subject. 

March iitli, 1805. Senate. 

The several pro|>osals of land, for the scite of the County town of the County 
of Clearfield, read on the 28th Jany., the 19th and 23rd of Feby., were read again 
and referred to Mr. Harris, Mr. Pennell, et al.. to consider and report thereon. 

March 13th, 1805. Senate Journal, 291. 

Mr. Harris, from the committee to whom were referred on the nth inst. 
the several proposals of land for the seats of Justice of the County of Clearfield, 
made report of which the following is a copy, to wit. : — 

"The committee to whom were referred the proposals made by Samuel 
Miles, Abraham Witmer and James Hamilton for fixing the seat of Justice of 
Clearfield County, as communicated by the Trustees for said County. 

"Report. That they have duly considered each of the aforementioned pro- 
posals, but from want of an accurate knowledge of the County generally, or of 
the comparative advantages of the several proposed places, conceive themselves 
inade(iuate to decide which would be most eligible and advantageous for the 
County, and are, therefore, induced to offer the following resolution, to wit. : 

"Resolved, That a conmiittce be appointed to bring in a bill authorizing 
the Governor to appoint commissioners to view and determine on the most 
eligible and proper place for the seat of Justice of Clearfield Co." 

Ax .\cr authorizing the apjwintment of Commissioners to fix upon a proper 
scite for the seat of Justice in Clearfield County : 

Section i. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Commonwealth of rcnnsylvania. in General Assembly met, and it is hereby 
enacted by the authority of the same. That the Governor be and he is hereby 
authorized and required to appoint three disinterested commissioners who do 
not reside or own any land in the County of Clearfield, which commissioners, 
or a majority of them, shall meet at the house of Benjamin Patton. in the town 
of Bellefonte, on the twentieth day of May next, and from thence, proceed to 
view and <leterminc on the most eligible and proper situation for the seat of 
Justice and public buildings for the said County of Clearfield, and make their 
report into the office of the Secrctar>' of the Commonwealth on or before the 
first Monday of December next. 

Section 2. .\nd be it, etc.. That the aforesaid commissioiuTs shall have 
power, and it shall be their duty to take assurance by deed, bond or otherwise, 
of anv lantl. lots, monies or other property which hath been or may be offered 
for the use and benefit of the said County, either for the purpose of erecting 
public buildings, the snpjMirt of an academy nr other public use, and for the 




G. B. GOODLANDER — A pioneer journalist, was born in 1S27, and became editor of the 
Clearfield Republican in i860, continuing the same until his death, in 1897. 



strvico aioiiiiicntioncd : each i>t tin.- >ai(l cuniniissinniTs sliall receive tliri. 
dollars per day for every day he sliall he necessarily employe<l <iii the hiisiiic> 
aforesaid: to be paid by warrants drawn l)y the coniinissioncrs of Centre Count 
on the Treasurer i>f said County i>ut <>f the monies arising from the taxes levieil 
assessed and collected from Clearfield County. .\pj)roved 4th April. 1805. 

The Governor in obeilience to the requirements of this last recited ai 
appointed three commissioners for the purjiose therein mentioned. The con; 
mission is as fallows: — 

Pennsylvania, s.s. 

Tmo.m.\s MiKi:.\.\ In the name and by the authority of tli 

Place of the Commonwealth of I'ennsxlvania. Thoma- 

Great Seal McKean, (lovernor of Said Commonwealth. 

To Roland Curtin. of ihc County of Centre: John I'leming. of the County 
of Lycomint;. and James .Smith, of the Comity of 
Gentlemen : — 

Sends Greeting: — 

Whereas, In and by an act of the General .\sscmbly of this Commonwealth, 
dated the 4th day of .\pril, instant, it is amongst other things provided that 
the Governor shall be authorized and empowered to a]>point three disinterested 
Conijiiissioners. who do not reside or own any land in the County of Clearfield, 
which Commissioners or a majority of them shall meet at the house ot Pienjamin 
Patton, in the Town of Piellefonte, on the twentieth day of .May next, and from 
thence ])roceed to view and determine on the most eligible and projier situation 
ior the Seat of Justice, and public buililings for the County of Clearfield — 

.\ow K.Now vk: That having full confidence in your integrity, judgment 
and abilities, I have appointed and by these presents I do ap]Kiint you. the said 
Roland Curtin, John Fleming and James Smith, Commissioners for the purposi 
aforesaid ; hereby recpiiring you, and each of you, with all convenient dispatch 
tc> ])roceed in the execution of the trust in you riposed, as aforesaid, and to 
make a full and accurate report in writing into the office of the .Secretary of 
the Commonwealth on or before the first .Monday of Decemlxr next. 

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at I^nncaster, this 
sixth day of .Ajjril, .\nno Domini 1805, and of the Conniionwealth, the twenty- 
ninth. 

r.y the Governor: 

T. .M. TiioMP.soN, 
Secretary of the Conmionwealth. 

These Commissioners met, viewed the sites offered, determined upon the 
most eligible situation, and made their report, reading: — 

"Sir: — By virtue of an act of the General ,\ssembly of the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act authorizing the ap|K)intment of Conunissioners 
to fix upon a proper site iur the seat of Justice in Clearfield Comity" — 

"We, the subscrilKTs, appointed by his excellency, the (lOvernor, agreeable 
to the provisions oi the alxive mentioned act, pas.sed on the tenth day of .April, 
in the year of our I-ord one thousand eight hundred and five, — Rejxirt. That, 
agreeable to the provisions of the alxive mentioned act. we met at the house of 
I'lenjamin Patton. in the town of llellefonte. on the twentieth day of May, one 




JOHN M. CHASE — One of the pioneer lunibermeu, was born in 1820, and became a lead- 
intf lumberman of Woodward township. Enlisted in the service of his country in August, 
I1S62, and was a member of the 149th, P. V. He was an active member of the Baptist Church 
and was ordained a minister of the same in 1870. He acquired a great deal of land and prop- 
erty. He died at his home in Clearfield, March nth, 1899. 



thousand ciglu Iniiulred and five, and after receiving the different proposals 
made by several persons, proceeded to view and determine on the most eligible 
and proper situation for the seat of Justice and public buildings for the said 
County of Clearfield, and do find fliat the old town of Chincleclamouse, in said 
County (the property of Abraham Witmer, of the township of I^ncaster. in 
the County of Lancaster and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) situated on the 
South side of the West Rranch of the Susquehanna River, in the County afore- 
said, is the most eligible and proper situation for the scat of Justice and public 
buildings in the said County ; and we have laid out the said town (a plan of 
which is attached to the report), and we do also further report that we have 
received from the said Abraham Witmer his bond, which is hereto annexed, for 
the conveyance of certain lots and the payment of certain sums of money at the 
time and for the purpose therein mentioned. 

We are. with respect, your humble servants, 

RoL.WD Clrtin. 
J NO. Fleming. 
Jas. S.mith. 
To 

Thomas McKean, 

Thompson, Esq., Sec'y. 

The plan attached to the report inchiiled the territory Ixiunded on the West 
by the river, on the South by Walnut Street, on the l-last by Fourth Street, and 
on the Xorth by Pine Street, of the borough of Clearfield. It also included cer- 
tain out lots. 

The bond which the commissioners received from .\braham Witmer is 
dated November 5th. 1805. a copy of which appears in History of Clearfield 
County — .Mdrich — 1887, p. 67. 

The report of the Commissioners was confiniud .i> follows: "The Com- 
missioners appointed by this act fixetl the place of holding the courts, etc., on 
the lands of .Abraham Witmer, at Chingleglamouch old town, on the West Branch 
of the Susciuebanna. and the new county town is now laid out and called Clear- 
field." Hist. Clfd. Co.— Aldrich— p. 69. 

"Clearfield County was named after Clearfield Creek." (Morse — .Am. Gaz.. 
3d Ed., 1810) an«l the scat of Justice was now named Clearfield, after the county 
of which it was to become the capital town. 

JL'STICKS OF THE PEACE. 

The act of 25th March, 1803, provided "That the Justices of the Peace of 
the County of Centre are hereby declared nf)t to have jurisdiction in cases of 
debts or demands recognizable within either of the county districts of Clearfield 
and McKcan ; any law or laws to the contrary hereof notwithstanding." 

This act gave to Clearfield County her Justices' Courts and the "County 
Squire." The Justices of the Peace of Clearfield Comity have, as a rule, been 
men of intelligence and of .sound judgment. It would be an interesting chapter 
in the county's history if portraits of our "squires" could be given and some 
account of the early trials presented, but it will be impracticable to attempt to 
do so in this paper. 

WiLi.i.vM T.ATE was commissioned a Justice of the Peace for this countv on 





S. J. ROW — Another early joiirualist, was born October 22d, 1S22, he became publisher 
of the Raftman's Journal in 1861, continuing until 1890, when he retired. He died Jan. 29, 1898. 

JOHN W. BELL — Descendant of Arthur Bell, one of the first settlers of the county, was 
born July 12th, 1S38, and died at his home in Greenwood Township February 14, 1904. 



the 1st of January. 1806. (Commission Bk. Xo. 4. Office Secretary nf State. 1 
He was tlicrefore the first Justice of the Peace of ClearfieUl County 

William Tate, a member of the Society of Friends, was honi in L liester 
County, afterwards lived at Half Mocju. Centre County, and his first residence, 
in 1804. was a \og cabin on or close to the Catholic Church lot in Clearfield 
Borough. I le was one of the Trustees for Clearfield County, appointed by the 
Governor under the act of jCnh March. 1804. The children of William Tate 
were Dinah, wife of John Solt : Samuel; Lydia. wife of Wm. Irwin: Joshua: 
Martha, wife of Joseph Irwin: (ieorge: William: Levi, and Jesse Tate. 

The order in which commissions issued to Justices of the Peace for the 
county, as .tjiven in the Commission l'.<jok, in the office of the Secretary of State, 
prior to the division of the county into townships, is as follows: — 
William Tate January 1st. 1806. 

Thomas McClure April 1st. 1806 

Arthur I'.ell A))ril ist. 1806 

llutrh Hall April 1st. i8(y> 

TAXAlM.i:S IN i8<y.. 
The next stip was to take an account of all the freemen and the personal 
property made taxable by law. with a just valuation of the same, and a valua- 
tion of all trades and occupations subject to taxation, and, for this pur|X)se. the 
CVimmissioners of Centre County, in December. 1806, issued their warrant to 
Alexander Read, assessor of the township of Chincleclamousche. commanding 
him to make a return of the same to said Commissioners at Bellefonle. on or 
before 28th of January. 1807. Mr. Read, therefore, was the first Assessor of 
this county. 

The followini.; list will show the names of tlie taxable inhabitants of Chincle- 
clamousche township, made in co!ni)liance with the alM)ve warrant. 
Rfibert Anderson Robert Askey 

David Allen Arthur I'.ell 

Greenwood Bell John Bell 

William Bloom. Sr. William I'doom. Jr. 

Isaac BIcMim Thomas Brannen 

Samuel Beatty Samuel I'eer 

Caleb I'ailcy John Cook 

Robert Cresswell Paul Clover 

Peter Clover Nicholas Cline 

John Cline John Crea 

llu.ijh C"arson Samuel C<Khran 

John Carothers Georpe Cowliart 

Benjamin Carson Jude Cunningham 

John Crowell John Coulter 

Robert Collins .\nne Deal 

John Dennis Caleb Davis 

William Dunlap Peter Krhanl 

Alexaniler 1 )unlap Samuel I-'winp 

Nun I-"ni;land John l''erj;uson 

Benjamin I'enton David Plejjal 




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Hon. J. B. McENALLY — The oldest living; ineiii1>er of the Clearfield liar, was born in 
Lycoming Co. in 1S25; graduated from Dickinson College in 1845, and was admitted to the 
bar in 1849. He was appointed President Judge in 1868 to succeed Judge Lj-nn. He is still 
in active practice, and made an address on Pioneer Day. 



\ akiniiu- l-legal 
Henry Fye 
John Finall 
Jolin Gcarliart 
Robert Graham 
Samuel Green 
Frederick Ilancy 
.•\l)raliam Hess 
Hiifjh Hall 
William Hanna 
DeWalt Htss 
1 high Jf)nlaii 
Benjamin Jordan 
Andrew Ke()hart 
Conrad Kyler 
Thomas Kirk 
David Lewis 
Joseph Leonard 
Jane Lathers (Lewis) 
\\illiam Leonard 
Thomas McClure 
Joseph McCraikeii 
John Moore 
James McCracken, Jr. 
Robert McCracken 
Daniel Ogden 
John Owens 
Joseph Patterson 
Abraham Passmore 
Isaac Ricketts 
Alexander Read, Sr. 
George Reynolds 
Benjamin Smeal 
George Shimmel 
Flisha Schotield 
Francis Sevcnis 
Samuel Turner 
George Wilson 
John \\elch 
Jacob Wciser 
Thomas Winters 



Single Freemen. 



Sanniel P.oyd 
Andrew P.eer, Jr. 
Solomon Cline 
James Carson 
James Dunlap 



I ligh Frazer 
William W. Feltwell 
.\braham Goss 
James Gallagher 
Martin Hoover 
John Hall 
George Hunter 
Benjamin Hartshorn 
William Hei)burn 
Henry Irviii 
John Jordon 
John Hiler 
Henry Kephart 
Leonard Kyler 
David Ligat 
Thomas Lewis 
David Litz 
.Abraham Leonard 
James McCracken 
Thomas McCracken 
Rdhert McCormick 
Thomas Mapes 
Robert Maxwell 
Thomas ^TcGec 
Matthew Ogden 
Joab Ogden 
.•\bsalom Pierce 
William Robinson 
Fdward Ricketts 
.Mcxander Read, Jr. 
Nicholas Straw 
Xicholas Smeal 
John Shircy 
Christian !^traw 
William Tate 
William I'ndcrwood 
John Weld 
George W'elch 
John Weiser 
George Williams 
Peter Young — 122 

.Andrew Bean 
Peter Clover 
Ji>hn Conneway 
David Dunlap 
David Flegal 




ELLIS IRWIN — Born June 17th, 1805, was appointed Protlioiiatory of the county by 
Governor Ritner, in 1835 ; was Post Master of Clearfield and Sheriff of the county for three 
years. He died May ist, 1902, aged 97 years. 



Job Enpland Robert llaiuv 

Jaiiifs (ialloway Samuel Jordan 

George Hancy John Kykr 

Saniiic] Jonlan Thomas Kirk 

Conrad Kyk-r. Ir Lewis Lewis 

James Kirk Robert McCrackcn 

Joseph McCVacken Robert Maxwell 

James McCracken Thomas Read 

Daniel McCracken John Welch — 30. 

With the year 1803 the tide of immigration had set in. and it increased in 
vohniie materially, once the new county was erected and the seat of Justice 
liicateil. The list of taxables given above is a most valuable record in the early 
history of the county. It was carefully prepared and contains the names of man\ 
of the heads of the largest and most widely known families. Some of these 
first "taxables" and "single freimeii" l»ecamc |)rominent as men of business and 
influential in the [tolitical affairs of the County. State and Nation. To recite 
the achievements of each or tell of their individual accomplishments, is l>eyond 
the .scope of this paper, and will be left for the pen of the future historian. This 
article is only intended to show the results of the united labor of the people 
who have come to resitle within the county or have gone forth to greater fields 
of usefulness. 

.\s shown abiive. there were 155 taxables in Clearfield County in iKo(i, and 
there were then returned for taxation 2i.~i6 acres of land. 70 horses. I20 cows. 
7,/ oxen (an odd <>x), 2 grist-mills and 2 saw-mills. 

The returns for 1904 show 23.40<> taxaliles. J>".ji,2~ acres of land. 7.' '51 
horses. 7,760 cows 12 oxen. 

The figures will serve to show a rapid and substantial growth. 
The increase in population is always an evidence of a prosperiiii> i.;iiix\il), 
and in this respect Clearfiehl County makes a most excellent showing, as will lie 
seen by consulting the census reports from 1810 to 1900. 

\'ear ...1810 i8jo 1830 1840 1850 18^0 1870 iSSti iN^) n^oo 
I'op. ...875 2..UJ 4.803 7.834 I2.58(« i8.7;o 25.741 43.408 Cvi.-.i't^ 8ti.r>i4 

.\ki:.\. 

Clearfield County, according to the table |niblishe<l in Smulls Handbook, 
contains 723.200 acres of land, or 1.130 sipiare miles, and when first formed 
had a greater area. 

Xkw Tow nsiiii'S. 

C"hincleclamousche township embraced an extensive territory, exceetling 
the present area of the whole county, luitil 1807. when it was divided and two 
new townships forme(l. 

1807 — llR.MiKoun. so named in Imnor i>f .Purveyor (leneral Rradford. em- 
braced the territory F.ast of Mii<lcly Run to its mouth, and thence was bounde<l 
by Clearfield Creek to its mouth. The West llranch below Clearfield (rrik 
formed its Northern l>oundary. and the Moshannon the blasteni. 

1807 — Riuc.vRiA, so called after tiie distinguished Italian ]>hilosoj)her. .Mar- 
quis de Hi-ccaria. who reformed the criminal law, was Imundefl on the North 
bv Little Clearfield Creek from its mouth to its source, and a line drawn from 




ISRAEIv TEST — Was born in Center Connt}-, September 23d, 1831, he practiced law in 
Clearlield from 1IS58 to his death in 1886. He was a hnmorist and a noted criminal lawyer. 



thence to the West Branch at the mouth of Chest Creek. The West Branch 
formed the West boundary ; the Cambria County Hne, the South, and Clearfield 
Creek, from the mouth of Little Clearfield to the mouth of Muddy Run, and the 
latter from its mouth to the Cambria County line formed the East boundary. 

CiiiNCLECLAMOUScuE Townsliip, after this division, embraced the remain- 
ing territory South and East of the West Branch, North of Little Clearfield 
and West of Clearfield Creek, and, also, all the lands in the county North and 
West of the river. 

The second enumeration of taxablcs gave Chincleclamouschc iii, Bradford 
36, and Bcccaria 28, or a total of 175 taxablcs. ^^, 

CniNCLECL.x.MOLscHE Township was made the object of a cormiined attack 
from General Zebulon Pike and Captain Lawrence, both of whoin had distin- 
guished themselves in the war of 1812, and the great and now famous original 
township was again divided and the name "Chincleclamousche" stricken from 
the list of townships, and all in the year 1813. 

1813 — Lawre.n'ce Township, called after Captain I^wrence, was embraced 
within the following boundaries: Beginning at a white pine on the West Branch 
of the River Susquehanna, a corner of Clearfield and Lycoming Counties, thence 
North to the Northeast corner of Clearfield County; thence along the line of 
Clearfield County West to the intersection of the old line formerly known as 
the line between Districts Nos. 3 and 4 ; thence along the same South until it 
strikes the Little Clearfield Creek; thence down the same to the mouth thereof; 
thence down the Big Clearfield Creek to the mouth ; thence down the West 
Branch of the Susquehanna to the place of lieginning. 

1813 — Pike Township, named in honor of General Zebulon Pike, embraced 
the territory within the following boundaries: "Beginning at the intersection of 
the old line, formerly known as the line between districts three and four, thence 
south along the same until it strikes Little Clearfield Creek, thence up the same 
to its head, thence in a direct line to the mouth of Chest Creek, thence up the 
Susquehanna River to the county line. .\11 lanes lying West of the above line 
erected into a new township to be called Pike." 

1817 — CoviNGTO.v Township was formed out of I^wrence in 1817. and 
the following fixed as its boundaries: Beginning at the river at the Lycoming 
County line, thence North to the fifty mile tree, a corner of surveys Nos. 5417 
and 5.418. a hemlock: thence West to a maple, a corner of lots Nos. 5.348 and 
5,340; thence South along the line of surveys till it strikes Bald Hill Run, and 
down the Run to the mouth thereof; thence down llu- river to the place of 
beginning, and called Covington. 

Ginsox Township, called after Justice John Bannister Gibson, "than whom," 
the lawyers are wont to say, "no greater jurist ever sat upon the American 
Bench." was described as "beginning at the fifty-mile tree, a comer of Nos. 5417 
and 5.418. and a corner of Covington Township on the Lycoming County line, 
thence North to the line of McKean County ; thence West along the said line to 
the East corner of Pike Township; thence South to the fifty-mile tree, a corner 
of I^wrcnce Township ; thence East to the place of beginning. 

These five townships, and Sinnemahoning or Fox, were created by the 
Quarter Sessions of Centre County, to which Clearfield remained annexed for 




JOHNOTHAN BOYNTON— Was born in Addison County, Vermont, September gth, 
iSio. He came to Clearfield County in the year 1832, and became one of its leading business 
men. He was one of the most enterprising citizens of Clearfield from the year 1845 to 1890, 
when he retired to lead a peaceful, quiet life. He now resides with his daughter, Mrs. Wm. 
Dill, of New York, at the age of 94 years. 



jiulicial piirjjosts till lS>22. They have been descrihetl in detail because uiion a 
map of the cminty. made in 1817 by Charles Treziulncy. Deputy Surveyor, in 
compliance with the requirements of an Act of the Legislature, they compose 
the five districts as numbered thereon, and designated in the "Commission Book. 
Xo. 6. p. 1 14." in the office of the Secretary of State as follows: — 

Justices of the Peace. 
"\" district, composed of part of Lawrence Township, including the Town of 
Clearfield, also Covington Township. 

J 2 taxables. 
William Tate January i. 1806 

Hugh Riddle May i-th. 1816 — Xot eligible at this 

time, as he has not resided in the 
County a sufficient length of time. 
Hugh Riddle June 2d. 1817 — Removed to Centre Co. 

Caleb Taylor Sept. 2d. 1822 

"2" district. conijKised of Hradford Township. 
36 taxables. 
\'altntinc Flcgal Feb'y 2ist, 1815 — Removed to Centre 

Co.. says Reconlcr. 
Abel I'.enton Oct. 31st. 1821 

Elijah Ross Oct. 31st. 1821 

"3" district. c<>in]>iiseil of I'eccaria Township. 
2(> taxables. 
John Keagy ^I'l"' ^^ Comd. January 28th. 1817 — Removed out of the 

Township. 
William Crec May i'>tb. 1S18 

"4" district, composed of I'ike Township. 
•;3 taxables. 
.\rtlnir Hell .\pril 1st. 1806 

Hugh Hall .April ist. 1806 — Resignation accepted 

.Alexander I'. Reed Oct. 21st. 1819. 

Jan\iary 4tli. 1821. 
"5" district, composed of I-awrence Townslii]). 
7j taxables. 
James Jordan January 3i.st, 1820 

1821 — SiNNEM.MioxixG Towuship was erected January 25th. 1821. In the 
month of .April its name was changed to Fox. in honor of a Mr. Fox. of Phila- 
delphia. 

COrXTY C( >.M.\HSS1( )\FRS. 
The .Act of January 28th, 1812. authorized the electors of the county to 
choose commissioners at the ensuing election in October, and provided that the 
powers of and authority of the commissioners of Centre County over Clearfield 
County cease and determine, except, however, the provision relating to the 
selection of jurors, in which case the commissioners of Centre County still 
retained the jurisdiction originally vested in them. 

The election resujted in the choice of Hugh Jordan, .^anuiel lulion and 
Robi-rt M:»\wel!. who comjxtsed the first Hoard of County Commissioners, with 




CYRENIUvS W. HOWE— Was born in New York State; resided in Decatur Township, 
Clearfield County, from 1845 to 1867. Was elected Sheriff of Clearfield County in 1S67, and 
moved to Clearfield in 1868, where he resided until his death, which occurred October 16, 
1895, at the age of 77 years. He ser\'ed 15 3-ears as Justice of the Peace of Clearfield bore. 



Joscpl) Hoone as clerk. 

Sainuel Fulton visited this section on surveying trips only in 1802. 1803. 
1804, 1805 and 1806. It was not until "in 1807 Fulton came to this county with 
his wife, having married in the beginning of the year 1806" (Hist. Clfd. Co. — 
Aldrich — 1887. p. 285). He was an Irishman, and one of the characters of 
the settlement, knew the country and was well acquainted with its inhabitants. 
He afterwards filled many responsible public offices. 

PLliLIC BLILD1.\(;S. 

The first Court House, motlcled after the Lycoming County Court House, 
was built by Robert Collins. The work was begun in 1814 and finished in the 
following year. It was a substantial brick edifice, "in which." says the Rafts- 
man's Journal of October 19th. 1859, "for many years justice or injustice has 
been meted out in legal form." The editor had. undoubtedly, been studying 
Comic Pilackstone, in which a court is <lescribed as "a place where injustice 
is judicially administered." 

It seems that Mr. Collins had cither as contractor or overseer erected the 
Lycoming County Court House and was induced to come to Clearfield, in 1805. 
for the purpose of securing the contract for the county buildings. 1 le was 
awarded the contract at the agreed price of $3,000.00. The building is described 
as having been two stories high, of brick, with rooms for county officers alwve 
the court room below. The roof was of shingles, and a small cupola rose 
above the building proper. It was erected ujjon the Kits donated by Mr. \\"itmer. 

The corner stone of the present court house was laid June 4th. i8(>o. and 
was built by George Thorn at a cost of $1^1.000.00. In !^e])tember. 1882. a 
contract was made with Thorn & Uurchfield for the construction of an addition 
'>n the rear and remodeling of the roof and upper part of the former building, 
leaving the building substantially as it is to-day. 

The first jail was located on the site of the resilience of Dr. j. 1'. liurch- 
field. Xo. 105 South Second Street, and not upon the lots on Locust 
Street, donated In .Mr. W'itmer. 

In an article published in the Clearlield Banner, in 1834. and found in 
Hazard's Register of Pa.. \'ol. 13, p. (xj, the first county prison is described 
as follows : ".\ jail ( we mention the jail in time for fear we might forget it, 
as the wall which is made by standing sticks of timber on an end — the only 
way to distinguish it from the other buildings — is iK-ginning to give way. and 
in a short time may not be observed at all)." 

The second jail was erected on the site of the Opera 1 Icni.sc on Market 
Street, and was built by Martin Xichols. Sr.. and Jonathan M. Nichols, at a 
cost of $3,5(X). 

The third and present jail, on \r>rth Second Street, was built in the years 
1870-2. The contract price was $68,000.00. but the extras brought the cost to 
a higher figure. 

COURTS. 

Under the provisions of Sect. 11 of the .\ct of March 26. 1804, recited 
above. Clearfield Comity was annexed to the County of Centre, and it was 
provided that "the jurisdictifjij of the several courts of the County of Centre, 
and the authority of the judges thereof, shall extend over, and shall operate and 




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be effectual within, said Counties of Clearfield and McKcan." — 

Clearfield County remained so annexed to Centre tor judicial purposes 
until the second Monday of October, 1822, when the provisions of the Act of 
January 29. 1822. became operative and by which it was enacted. "That the 
inhabitants of the County of Clearfield be entitled to. and sliall at all times 
hereafter have, all and singular, the courts, jurisdictions, officers, rights and 
privileges to which the inhabitants of other counties of this State are entitled 
by the constitution and by the laws of this Commonwealth." 

The County was now fully organized. From the formation of the County, 
March 20, 1804. "T'l tbe second Monday of October. 1822. all matters of a 
legal nature, except such as was cognizable before the Justices Courts, was of 
necessity transacted in the Courts of Centre County. Seven townships were 
formed, and the greater one. the father of them all — Chingleclamouch — dropped 
from the list. 

The first step towards the furnishings of the courts with the necessary 
machinery for the transaction of business was the ap])ointment of associate 
judges and a prothonotary, and the following extracts from Commission Book 
No. 6 in the office of the .'secretary of State will prove interesting: — 

"Clearfield County. 
Associ.vTE Judges — 

Francis W. Rawie Sejit. 2nil. 1822. 

Moses Boggs Same date. 

Prgthonot.xrv. who is also to be Clerk of Quarter Sessions and Oyer and 

Terminer. (Orphans' Court and Jail Delivery — 

Samuel l*"ulton .\]>|)<1. and comd. Sept. 2nd. 1822. 

Register .\ni) Reoirder — 

Samuel Fulton Sept. 22n(l. 1822." 

The first term of the courts was held at Clearfield Town, commencing Octo- 
ber 2 1 St. 1822. The first day's session was presided over by .\ssociate Judges 
Francis \V. RawIe and .Moses Boggs. before whom, as appears from the records, 
the following proceedings were had : 

The acts of .\ssembly organizing Clcarlield l.uunty for judicial purposes 
being read, and the courts being judicially opened, the commissions of the said 
judges. I'. W. Rawle and .M. Boggs. were presented and read. The commission 
of Samuel I'ulton. prothonotary of the said Court of Common Pleas and clerk 
of the said Court of Quarter Sessions and Orphans' Court, were also presented 
and read, and also the commission of Greenwood Bell, sheriff of the said County 
of Clearfield, and writ of assistance were presented and read. 

On motion of W. R. Smith. Fsq., .\foscs Caiiatt was admitted and sworn as 
an attorney of the courts, and on motion of Moses Canan. ICsq.. the following 
named gentlemen were admitted and swom or affirmed as attorneys of the same 
courts: William R. Smith. Daniel Stoddard. Joseph M. I'ux. John M. riianchard. 
James Ileitlnirn. John Williamson. Hugh Brady. Thomas White. William J. 
Christy, John Ct. Miles, and Samuel M. Green. 

William R. Smith, John Williamson, Moses Canan and John G. Miles were 
from Huntingdon. Daniel StfKldard and William White from Indiana. Joseph 
M. Fox, Samuel Miles Green and John Blanchard from Centre. Hugh Brady of 




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Jefferson, and James Hei)l)iirn and William J. (.hristy from Philadelphia. The 
last two became resident attorneys and died in Clearfield County. 

Samuel Miles Green was then in commission as Deputy -Attorney General 
for this county and was sworn into office. 

Clearfield County was included in the Fourth Judicial District, of which 
Hon. Charles Huston was I'resiilent Judpe, who reached Clearlieltl on the 22nd 
of October, 1822, and entered upon the discharge of his duties. William W. 
Potter, of Centre County, who had accompanied him. was adTiiiited U< practice. 
The first trial term of the several courts was held in Decenilnr. iSjj. .nnd 
the first cause submitted to a jury was Wright vs. Amasa Smith. 

It is now almost seventy-two years since the courts were first convened, 
and the county fully organized for judicial purposes, and it was not until 
or 1H83. when at an e.xtra session of the Legislature Clearfield County 

was organized as a separate judicial district and the office of associate judge 
abolished. Hon. David L. Krebs was elected and commissioned the first Presi- 
dent Judge of the new judicial district. 

The courts of this county have from the very beginning been presided over 
by judges truly learned in the law. Hon. Charles Huston. Hon. Th(^inas Burn- 
side were made justices, and Hon. Cieorge W. Woodward, chief justice of the 
Supreme Court, they having been the first president judges of the courts of this 
county. Hon. John C. Kno.x. the fifth judge, was at one time .\ttonicy General 
of the Commonwealth and also became a justice of the Supreme Court. 

The State Re|X)rts contain many cases which have been tried in the courts 
of this county and cited as precedents. 

Among the cases tried in these courts none created a greater public interest 
than the Commonwealth vs. John !^iney ninl .Xinijii Park, trieil at .^^eptemher 
Sessions, 1875. 

.An extensive strike was inaugurated in the early part of 1875 among the 
miners in the Houtzdale coal region. The operators brought great numbers of 
new men into the region to take the places of the striking miners, and there 
were numerous conflicts between the strikers and the newcomers. The lalxir 
organization, of which .Siney was president, aided the strikers with funds and 
in other respects encouraged the miners in their fight for higher wages. .Siney 
was not present in the region during the progress of the strike, and it was not 
shown that he took any part in the strike. 1 le was acquitted. 

Xingo Parks was the secretary of another labor organization which also 
contributed assistance and in other respects aided the striking miners. He was 
in the region tendering his advice and in some respects directing the strike, ami 
was convicted, sentenced to the Penitentiary and afterwards pardoned. 

The New ^'ork pa])ers had their reporters at the trial and the daily proceed- 
ings were published in their colunnis. The case was regarded as of the utmost 
importance, as attacking the very foundati<">n uixm which lalxir organizations arc 
fouufled. 

The act of 14th June. 1872. made it lawful for any working man or working- 
men, etc., acting either as individuals or as the members of any club, society or 
association, to refuse to work or lalxir for any person or persons,, inter alia, when 
their so doing "woidd Ik- contrary to the rules, regulations or by-laws of any club. 



society or organization, to wliicli he, she or they might belong, witliout subject- 
ing any person or persons so refusing to work or lal)or, to prosecution or indict- 
ment for conspiracy under the criminal laws of this Commonwealth. ♦ • » 
Provided. That nothing herein contained shall prevent the prosecution and pun- 
ishment, under existing laws, of any person or persons who shall in any 'cav 
hinder persons who desire to labor for their employers from so doing, or other 
persons from being employed as laborers." 

The effect of the decision in Commonwealth vs. Parks was to make it a crim- 
inal offense to pcrsuaile. or otherwise, in any way hinder, persons who desired to 
labor from doing so and virtually stripi>ed the .\ct of 1872 of the protection it 
was supposed to give labor organizations. 

As an immediate result of the conviction of Xingo Parks in September, 1875, 
came the passage of the .\ct of 20th April, 1876, amending the Act of 1872. by 
declaring that the second provision of the first section of that act, quoted above, 
shall be so construetl that the use of lawful or peaceful means, having for their 
object a lawful purpose, shall not lie regarded as ";»i any iivjy hindcrin^^ persons 
who desire to labor ; and that the use of force, threat or menace of hami to per- 
sons or property, shall alone Ix; regarded as in any way hindering persons who 
desire to lalx>r for their eiui)loyers from so doing or ntlier persons from being 
employed as laborers." 

The late Hon. John H. Orvis. as Additional Law Ju<lge. presided over the 
court and at the trial of this celebrated conspiracy case. The late ex-Senator Wil- 
liam .\. Wallace and W'm. M. McCullough. Esq., assisted the District .\ttorney. 
and the late Senator Matt. Carpenter, Franklin P.. Hughes. Hon. George R. Bar- 
rett, Esq.. and Linn Hartholomcw represented the defendants. 

EDUCATIONAL. 
The first school, tradition tells us, was taught in 1804 by a Mr. Kelleys 
near the residence of Thomas McClure, in Pike township. Sanniel [-"niton, we are 
told, taught near Clearfield Town shcjrtly afterwards, and Josiah Evans was the 
teacher of a school in Curwensville as early as 18 12. From the organization of 
the county until 1820 private schools sprang up in the settlements. 

Among the early settlers were men who had enjoyed some educational facil- 
ities—enough lo inspire in them an interest in the cause of education. Penn had 
encouraged the erection of public schools, the "Plan or Form of Government." 
adopted in 1776. enjoined the establishment of "a school or shools" in each county 
by the Legislature. The public mind favored the establishment of schools and 
the necessities of the county awakened a deep interest in the cause of education. 
.\s a result the Legislature, by an .Act entitled, "An .\ct establishing an .\cadcmy 
in the town of Clearfield." approved 12th February, 1827. enacted as follows: — 

Section i. — That there shall be and hereby is established in the tow-n of 
Clearfield, in the County of Clearfield, an .\cadcniy for the education of youth in 
the useful arts, sciences and literature, by the name and style of "The Clearfield 
.Academy." 

I'nder the provisions of the subsequent sections of this .\ct and under the 
corporate title of "The Trustees of the Clearfield Academy," the persons named in 
the .\ct and their successors, erected an academy building on lots N'os. 31 and 32. 
Front street, in the town of Clearfield. The schools were <i|K>ned 1830 with Dr. A. 




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From 1830 until 1874 this acadcniv continued to be tlie central and highest 
school in the county. In 1S74 it was merged with the common school of the bor- 
ough and ceased longer to exist as a separate institution. The building, however, 
was not demolished until 1901. when it was torn down and the present high school 
structure erected on the spot where it stood. 

COMMON SCHOOLS. 

The system of education by common schools was accepted and once in 
augurated ni.i(l<- marked progress, sn that to-d.iv tin- ^iIkkiU .ire much above tlu 
average. 

The .-Kct creating County Superintendents in Peiuisylvania became a law over 
the signature of the late Governor William Bigler. a citizen of the county and a 
resident of Clearfield town. Dr. .\. T. Schryver was the first County Superin- 
tendent. 

For the jnirposc of showing the comparative growth of the schools since the 
institution of the common school system, the following table may prove inter- 
esting : — 

Teachers. Scholars. 



Year. 


Schools. 


Male. 


Female. 


Male. 


Female. 


1835-6 


6 


7 


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119 


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1844 


80 


71 


11 


K^27 


1 1 25 


1854 


83 


61 


18 


2506 


1757 


l8f^ 


140 


47 


95 


3097 


2939 


1874 


179 


106 


88 


3908 


3331 


1884 


263 


102 


169 


6095 


5836 


i8<M 


385 


148 


-'47 


8816 


8686 


1904 


504 


121 


383 


9970 


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THE PRESS. 

The newspaper as an educator found its way into the county at an early dav 
and exerted no small influence in moulding the intellectual character of the people 
and forming the political future of the county. 

The Pi'iiiisvlraiiia Banner — This paper was founded in 1827 by Christopher 
Kratzer and George S. Trvin, Tn 1851 the Baiuier appeared mider a new name. 
"Clearfield Ref>iiblieaii. 

Clearfield Ref'iihlieaii — 1 his pajier is now edited by John 1'. Short. 

The Clearfield Demoerat — This paper was established in 1834 by the late ex- 
Governor William Bigler. but was allowed to expire. 

The Clearfield U'hii; — This paper was founded by John R. Edie about tb 
time the Clearfield Democrat ceased to exist, and ended its own career in 1838. 

The Raftswen's Journal — This paper made its first appearance 15th Jtini' 
1854. with the late H. Bucher .Swoope as its editor and proprietor. Hon. M. I 
McQuown is its present editor and owner. 

The Piihlie Sf>irit — This paper was established in 1878 by John Ray Bixtcr 
under the name of The Clearfield Cilicen. It is now owned and edited by Matt. 
Savage and is published as a daily and weekly. 

Milium in Pan-o — This paper, a short-lived enterprise of the late D. D. II. 
Sweeney, made its first appearance in 1883. 













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The Monitor — Tliis pafXT was cstablislied by and is now 

the Prohibition organ of the county, and is edited by S. C Watts. 

The Clearfield Times — Tliis paper is published by Dr. F. S. Xevling, at Clear- 
field and Karthaus. 

This completes tlie list of papers published at the county seat. From time to 
time in more recent years newspapers have been established in different section ^ 
of the county, among which the following are deserving of mention : 

The Clearfield County Times — Curwensville. Established in 1872 and sus- 
pended publication March 4, 1886. 

The County Rex-ia^' — This paper was established by C. C. McDonald, in 1881. 
under the name of The Aucilla. Mr. R. II. Brainard is its present editor and pro- 
prietor. 

The Mountaineer — Published at Curwensville by R. D. Swoope. Esq. 

The Osceola Rezrillc — Established January i. 1873, by Gi-orge M. Rrisbin. 

The Leader Courier — Published at Osceola by John B. McFadden. 

The Houtzddle Squib — Established August. 1878. by L. .\. Frazer ; discon- 
tinued 13th January, 1880. 

The Iloutcdale Observer — This paper made its lirsi appearance 15th Decem- 
ber. 1 88 1. 

The lloutzdale Mining Record — Established in .\pril. 1886. l)y Kinsloe \ 
Kinsloe. 

The Houtzdalc Citisen — Established now edited by I'oulton & 

Reese. 

The DuBois Courier — This paper appeared Jamiary 15th. 1870, with Butler 
8- Horton as editors antl proprietors. Now published as a daily by E. W. Gray. 

The DuBois /-.r/Tt-ii— Established 12th October, 1883. by H. C. Wilson. B. 
S. Boag and I'rank McMichael. now published as a daily by David Reams. 

The Bnterj^rise — .\ monthly, established at DuBois by P. S. Welier, long 
since discontinued. 

The Journal — Published as a daily at Dul'ois by W. J. 1 lines. 

The Searchlight — An evening paper published at DuBois by McMichael iV 
Wright. 

The Coalport Standard — Established in 1S85 h\ C P. Pcuncpacker, now 
edited by J. Wcstever. 

The Mahaffey Oarr//.-— Published at Mahaffey by C. L. Meyers. 

The Trt-Jj— Published at Penfield by M. Xi.xon. 

This long list of newspapers is proof that the residents of this county were 
liberal patrons of the Press and is some evidence of the intellectual development 
of the county. 

IXDCSTRIES. 
(irist Mills. — The first important industry to establish itself in the county was 
the "grist mill." The first grist mill was built in 1804 by Matthew Ogden and 
was located on Moose Creek about three- fourths of a mile above its mouth, and 
it has been described as follows: "It was a mill built after its own plan. Had one 
fallen down to worship it, he would not have committed idolatry, for its likeness 
was not in the heavens alxjvc, nor in the earth Ix'neath. neither in the waters, 
which are upon the face of the earth. It was sui g,->i>-'l< In <izc it was about as 




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large as the pantry of a modern house. There was no iron about it save a spike 
wliich for years had done service in an old wagon, replacing a bolt lost therefrom 
in a time, back t'l which the memory of man ruimcth not. This spike served as 
a spindle. The balling cloth was a novelty. .\ frame covered with "cap-stufT" 
was so arranged that it could be operated by a strap which ran to the water-wheel, 
but more fre(|uently by being shaken hither and thither by the mill Ixiy. who had 
I>acked his grain thro' some blazed path or along the shores of the stream. The 
flour was caught in a trough, similar to those now seen near watering places, dug 
out of a huge stick of timber." — Journal, May i ith. 1859. 

LUMHERIXil 

The first industry to spring into existence was the exportation of sawed lum- 
ber. Prior to 1805 Daniel Ogden and Frederick Haney hail erected saw-mills; 
shortly afterwards Daniel Turner built a mill on Clearfield Creek, above Cilen 
Hope; Robert Maxwell built one near Curwensville: James and ."^anuiel .\rdcry 
erected a mill near Clearfiehl Bridge, and other mills were erected in quick suc- 
cession. 

The lumber was made into rafts and floated down the river and to market. 

In i8<i5 David Litz inaugurated the system of limber rafting, which for three- 
quarters of a century constituted the principal business of the county. The first 
timber raft was composed of small logs and floated down Clearfield Creek f<ir use 
in building a house. There have been times in years gone by when one couhl in a 
single day see hiuidreds of rafts passing Clearfield town. To-day a raft is a 
curiosity. 

In 1857 the floating of logs was inaugurated and soon superceded the system 
of rafting. Rooms were erected at W'illiamsport to receive the logs and large 
mills built to saw them inti> lumber. Hundreds of millions of feet of lumber 
have been floated in the shape of logs to the lower river towns and there manu- 
factured. This system has worked to the disadvantage of Clearfield ("i>iint\. but it 
enriched W'illiamsport and other towns on the lower Susquehamia. 

Extensive mills were established in Clearfield County. The Mosluman Land 
and Lumber Co.. at Osceola, in 20 years cut ,^00,000.000 feet of pine, hemlock and 
oak into lumber, ties, lath, pickets and shingles. 

Hoover, Hughes & Co.. at their various operations. manufacture<l about 
I r)o.ooo.ooo feet of lumber. 

The Rear Run Lumber Co.. .\. W. Lee & Co.. anil the Clearfield Lumber Co., 
and Geo. yi. Dimeling & Co., at their various operations, from 1882 until the pres- 
ent have cut over 318,000.000 feet. 

The John DuRois. now John L. l)ulH)is mills, at Durn>is. is the largest o|>era- 
tion in the county, and although it is impossible to give the output, it has been 
enormous during the past 30 years. 

In 1828 the county sent 500,000 feet of Ixiards and square timber to market. 

CO.\L. 

The second industry to take root and contimie to thrive was the mining and 
exportation of coal. .\t the iK'ginning the only means for transportation was th< 
river, and the coal was carried to market on arks. Frederick Haney. it has been 
said, built the first coal ark used on the river, but its life was short as it "staved" 
on the river at "RtKkv Rend." 



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This industry grew very slowly ami in 1828 the exports of coal amounted to 
but 2,000 tons. The reader will be loth to believe that there ever was a time when 
bituminous coal from Clearfield county was placed on exhibition on the State 
Capital grounds at Harrisburg. but such seems to have been the fact, as the c\ 
tract.-; given below will tend to show : 

Bituminous Coal. — P. .\. Karthaus. Esq., arrived at this place a few da . 
since with six arks, laden with bituminous coal from his extensive mines on the 
west branch of the Sus(|uchanna. in CIearfiel<l county, near the Lycoming lim- 
Specimens of this coal were exhibited on the j)ublic grounds in front of the Capii 
on Wednesday last for the examination of the public, and we learn that it li. 
been pronounced by those competent to judge, to be of a superior quality. Tl 
vein or stratum which forms this bed is about five feet thick, and it is said to cov< 
hundreds if not thousands of acres. — Harrisburg Rep. 

Hazards Register of Pa.. .\pr. i8th. 1828, p. 2^C. 

It would also appear that the iu~ii.'ly introduced fuel found its \v,i\ ti> Rcndiiiur. 

Reading, June 6, 1829. Berks Journal. 

Our esteemed fellow-citizens. Messrs. Lane and Orrick. have introduced lu ; 
among tlie blacksmiths the bituminous coal from Clearfield county, via I'niin 
Canal. We yesterday examined a cargo recently received, but claiming no cre<lit 
as mineralogists, we of course are not prepared to expatiate upon the quality 
of this newly introduced fuel. .\s far as our ju<lgnK'nt gnes. however, we deem 
it in no particular inferior to the LiviTiM:>ol or \'irginia coal. — Hazard's Reg. of P.. 
val. 3339. 

This, then, is the humble beginning of what has now become our chief indu^ 
try, fduniled u])on the wreck of Frederick 1 fancy's ark. which was piloted In 
John Hell to destruction on "Rocky Bend." 

The coal trade of this county did not amount to much until 1867, when tli 
mining and shipping of the fuel began in earnest, and there has been an ever 
increasing output. It would indeed be interesting to follow this industry in ii- 
rajiid develo])ment, if it were possible to present accurate figures, giving the pr. 
duction year by year. The Tyrone Herald some years since published a statement, 
afterwards appearing in "The Historical Journal." vol. i, p. 62, which shows th< 
coal tonnage from the Tyrone & Clearfield R. R., and which to a great extent 
came from Clearfield county, for a period of twenty years. 
Years. Tons. Years. Ton-; 

1867 i6o.2iq 1877 1.374O-- 

1868 171.238 1878 1, 20)8.4 J 

1869 259,994 1879 1.622.97 

1870 370,683 1880 1.730.872 

1871 542,8</) 1881 2.401.987 

1872 431.915 1882 2366.174 
1S74 654.251 i,^'?4 3■I7.^3^^ 

1875 <)26.834 1885 2,889.40;., 

1876 1,218.789 1886 2,280.78-' 



Total 27,834.654 

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will appear from the table given below : 

Year. Tons. Employees. 

'^^ 5-37 '-795 8559 

i88y 5,124,522 7-205 

1890 6.549.546 9251 

1891 6,706,016 10188 

1892 6,631,013 10639 

1893 6,081.324 10883 
'894 4.156,310 9733 

1895 5.442.299 9416 

1896 4.889.793 8989 

1897 5.392472 9016 

1898 4.885.780 7947 

1899 5.860.397 8072 

1900 2,819,109 4127 

1 90 1 5.232.054 9202 

1902 6.422.836 10573 

1903 6.822.052 10988 



88.387.318 

E.xcluding the year 1887 it would therefore appear that from 1867 to 1904 
Clearfield County has sent to other markets the enormous quantity of 1 16,221,972 
tons of bituminous coal, which, as great as the amount is, docs not cover the 
total production. 

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The third industry to begin its struggle for an existence was the iron trade, 
and inseparably connected therewith is the name of Peter Karthaus. who, with 
his son and J. F. W. Schnars, came to Karthaus between 181 2- 15. .\n extract from 
the manu.scri])ts left by George A. Snyder, a son of Governor Simon Snyder, will 
prove interesting in this connection. Mr. Snyder says: 

"The first time I saw Peter was about the year 1812. when he came to my 
father's house in Marrisburg. having but lately arrived from (jermany. lie had 
with him the model of a boat having a water w-heel at the head, connected with 
which was a lever. To the ends of this lever were att.iched poles whereby the 
boat was to be shoved against the stream. It is not worth while to give a more 
minute description of the contrivance; suffice it to say that it was constructed on 
the very philosophical principal that the force of the current wouKl turn the 
wheel, which would set the lever and poles in motion, and so propel the boat 
against the stream, something like mounting a chair to look over the top of one's 
own head. 

"Peter built his boat and discovering, of course, that it would not go up 
stream, because the current was against it, and that it could not go down stream 
because the poles would not let it, resorted to stages and horse power, and de- 
parted for Clearfield county, where he had purchased a large tract of land. Peter 
was rich. .\m\ having discovered that his lands were well supplied with iron ore. 
coal, timber and water power, resolved to iKcome richer by means of the afore- 
said iron ore. etc. .\ccordingly he laid out many thousands of his dollars in erect- 



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inj^ a furnace, a furj;c, a larpc mill, a cnnvcMiiciil wharf and several larjje houses, 
all of stone. I'eter manufactured iron, hut behold, there was no way to }jet it to 
market: he made ready his mills, but alas, jjcople jjrt-'w no pfrain in the woods, and. 
of course, his toll dish was not often filled. I'eter's works were verv complete, 
but they stood idle." — Hist. lour., vol. ii, 2ifO. 

Durinjjf 1S17 Karthaus and Rev. IVederick W. (iei.senhainer erected a furnace 
on Moshonan Creek. The ore was broujjht up the river in canoes and tlat boats 
to sujjply the furnace, and hollow ware, stoves, etc.. of the best (|ualitv manufac- 
tured. This new branch of business had a Ix'iieficial effect on the company's 
(Allegheny Coal Co.) affairs and gave impetus to the settlement of their land. 
Roads were opened. The river, which afforded the only means of transportation, 
was cleared of rock and other obstructions. Things went on swimmingly. Hard 
ore of good (juality being found in the neighborhood, the stack was enlarged ami 
fri(|uently in blast — the last time under the superintemlency of I'eter Ritner, but 
want of encouragement and the expense of sending iron from a new country, hav- 
ing l)Ut few antl imcertain roads of carriage, brought the undertaking to a close. 
The furnace for some years has stood idle and the buildings are in a state of de- 
cay.— Raftsmen's Jour.. .\ug. 31. 1839. 

The writer in the Journal goes on to say that "a railroad will soon pierce this 
thriving scttknuni. and then the vast bituminous coal, ir<5n ore and grey lisne- 
stonc, so generously distributed through it, will be brought into re<|uisition," etc. 
Ii. was twenty-five (25) years after this article appeared before the building of the 
long-expected railroatl. 

.Mr. Thomas II. P.nrrows, in his "State Book of Pciinsylrviiia" (1846), page 
-35- says: ".Vt Karthaus. so-called from the name of the original |)roprietor, the 
first successful att(.m|)t was ma<le in Pennsylvania to smelt iron by means of 
bitimiinons coal. " 

Other atten-.])ts were made to mamifacture iron in the comity, but the t|Uo- 
tations above are c(|ually descriptive of them all — they needed facilities for trans- 
])ortation and inci<lentally the nouri.shment of a protective tariff, the exiM>rtation 
in 1828 being only ico tons of castings and |)ig iron. 

A large i)lant has recently been established about two nnies sovith of Clear- 
field, near the site of the old "< ioodfellow " bridge, for the mamifacture of steel, 
but not from native ores. 

I- IRK r.RICK. 

The existence of lire cia\ in this county has been well known from a verv 
earlv day, and it would .seem that the mamifacture of fire brick began as early as 
183,^ '" I'cccaria Township, near Coali)ort. The first manufacturers of fire brick 
in the county were Richardson & Campbell, and the Clearfielil Ilanner in an article 
appearing in Hazard's Register of Fa.. \ ol. 12. p. 144. Sej)!.. 18^^ dves the fol- 
lowing description of the oven : 

"The ovtn in which the brick is burned is after the llnglish plan, measuring 
sixteen fiet high and twelve in diameter, and heateil by bituminous stone coal, 
containing nine grates ami will burn at one time 2^1,000." 

The bricks were loaded on arks for the eastern market, but, according to 
Mr. <i. 1.. Reed's recollection, never re.-iched their destination, as for years after- 
wards vou could find fire brick scattercti all along Clearfield Creek, 






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HOTEL DIMELING — No-w in course of erection at Clearfield, -which -when completed 
will be one of the finest in central Pennsylvania, and will cost |i5o,ooo. Beezer Bros, of 
Pittsburgh are the architects. 



The coal industry, the reader will recollect, was founded upon a wrecked ark 
and it would seem that the fire brick business, too. is founded upon a wreck. The 
real start, as in the coal trade, was made alwut 1867, and through the courtesy of 
Mr. H. V. Hifjler, of Clearfield, it is made possible to give here a list of the t'lri 
brick works in the county, when erected and by whom established : 
Xo. I Works at W'oodlanil, Erected. iK(>7 

By Isaac and Benj. Reese, Thomas Hammond and John McMath. 
No. 2 Works at Woodland, Erected, 1870 

By Wyle and Richards. 
No. I Clearfield l-ire Brick Works, Erected. 1873 

By Clearfield Eire Brick Co. 
Wallaccton Eire I'.rick Works, Erected. 1880 

By Wallaccton I'ire I'.rick Co. 
I'hilipsburg Eire Brick Works, Erected. 1882 

P.y R. B. Wifrfiii &■ Sons. 
Wideiiiire Works. Erected, i8()5 

r>y llarbisoii-Walker Co. 

Within the past five years the following works have been erected : 
Clearfield Works, Clearfield. 

By Harbison-Walker Co. 
No. 2 Clearfield Eire Brick Works, Clearfield, 

By Clearfield I'ire Brick Co. 
Blue Ball Works. Blue Ball. 

I'.y W. 11. Wynn & Co. 
Curwensville I'ire Brick Works. Curwensville. 

I'.y Curwensville Eire Brick Co. 
Osceola Eire P.rick Works. Osceola, 

By ( )sceola Eire Brick Co. 

The above plants vary in capacity from 5 to 18 millions. 

To-day the coal and fire brick industries may be mentioned as the principal 
business enterprises in the county, increasing in magnitude each year. 

T.\X\ERIE.S. 

It is said that Benjamin Hartshorn built a tannery on the place where he 
settled, near Curwensville, in Bike township, as early as 1806, and that it was the 
first tannery built in the county. 

.Mwut 1810 Thomas Reynolds built a tann(r\ <iii ilu- ^iir now occupied by 
Judge Mcl'.nally's residence. 

.'\t an early date Wm. McXaul built a tannery at Curwensville. which was 
operated until within recent years by Zariah McXatd. 

Two tanneries were built in Clearfield In-fore 1840. one on the lot n.iw (ncii- 
pied by the residence of S. \'. Wilson, Ivsq., and Mrs. Boyer, on South Second 
Street, the other on the site of the Shirk tannery, on South Eourth .Street, near 
Cherry. 

John Mcl'herson operated a small tannery near Eutherslnirg, in Brady town- 
ship, and afterwards, alx)ut 1835, came to Clearfield, where lie erected a tannery 
on South Second Street, on the property now occupied by his daughter, Mrs. 
Robert Earrimer, which he continued to operate until the time of his death. 





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in iS''^. 

Soimtinic [jrior ti) 1880. or thcrcalxnits. W. S. W liitc & Sons cnctid larjjc 
tannerifs at Osceola and Ciirwcnsvillc wliicli afterwards came under the control of 
J. 1:. Alky & Co. 

J. U. ilovt & Ci>. Iniilt a larjjc tannery at Clearfield in 1880. which aiurwanls 
on a reor),'anization of the firm passed under the control of Fayerweather & 
l^dcw, who. in i&>3. sold it to the lilk Tanning Co.. the present owner. 

.\ larj^'e tannery was built at Dul'iois in 1884 hy Dul'ois & \'an Tassel P.ros. 

.\ tannery was also built about this time at .Maliaflfey by .\1 riser. 

.\ second tannery was built at Curwcnsville. and at one or t\vo other points 
in the county. 

I'or a tin:e tins imliisirv was a jjnal lienefit to the lanners, wim tnuml a 
market f>r their bark, riceiviufj ready money in e.xchanjje therefore, but 'twould 
have been a good investment to have let the trees stand until now. 

It will be impossible to enter into further <letail in relation to the industries 
of the count)-. They are many and varied, including almost every class, and are 
mostly prrtsperous. 

R AlLRtUas. 

In iSii^ ilu- 1 \ rone iS: L iearfield R. R. was com]ileted as far as < 'sceola. 
and Clearfield county given its first rail connection with the outside world. It 
was not until February. iSfn). that trains were run to Clearfield t<iwn and some 
five years later Curwensville was reached and later (irampian. The Tyrone & 
Clearfield R. R. Co. constructed brandies into the lloulzdale and .Morri.sdale coal 
regions antl soon developed those regions. 

In 1874 the l-ow (irade Division of the .Mlegheny X'alley R. R. was con- 
structed through the northwestern jiortion of the county, developing the large 
lumliering interests at I'enfield and DuMois. 

In 1880 the Rclls Gap R. R. was extended into I'eccaria and (ieulich town- 
shijjs and later to ('nali)urt. and in i88^i from Ivona to Mahaffey. 

The liurtaln. Riicheslir & I'ittsburg R. R. entered the county in 18S3 

The Karthaus and Keating R. R. was extended to Karthaus in 1883. 

The I'.eech Creek. Clearfield & Southwestern R. R. was constructed into the 
county in 1884 and its lines have sini-i' bi. n t-xtended up Clearh.1.1 ("i-i i!,- :in,I ili,- 
\\'est 1 'ranch into Cambria county. 

The Cresson. Clearfield Crnnity & .\ew ^'o^k Short Route K. K. was con- 
structed from Cresson to Ivona in i88''i. 

The Clearfield & Mahoning R. R., between Falls Creek and Cle-arfield, was 
opene<l l<> the public in June. i8?).V and gave to the i-astern section of the- county 
what bad been long needed, an outlet to the Lakes and the West. 

With the comple'tiein of the railroad from Karthaus to Clearfield, in 1900. 
and the various and extensive branches of these <lifferent roads, Clearfield County 
is given an outlet for her varied products, a market for her coal, fire clay and 
other .1.!.. .~ii- 

Pol.ITlCAI. HISTORY. 

C'le-arneld County has exercised a very strong infiuence uimn ihr political 
affairs of this section, as well as ujion the)se of the State and of these Cnite'<l 
States. 








RAFT SCENE 



Hon. Alexander In'in was a man of excellent business capacity and no little 
political sagacity. .After having served as Protlionotary, member of the Legis- 
lature. State Senator, he was elected a Representative in Congress and served in 
1846-8. 

The county was next honored in the election of the late Hon. William Bigler 
as Governor of the State from 185 1-4. and in his selection as I'nitcd States Sena- 
tor for the term beginning 1856 and ending in 1861. 

Hon. John Patton was the next citizen from the county elected to Congress. 
He served from 1861-3, and again from 1887-8. 

In 1873 Hon. William A. Wallace was elected a United States Senator and 
served until 1880. 

Hon. James Kerr was elected a Representative in Congress and served during 
1889-90. Mr. Kerr was afterwards elected Clerk of the House of Representatives 
of the United States, in which capacity he served four years. 

In 1873 the late II. Ducher Swoopc became United States District Attorney 
for the Western District of Pennsylvania. 

During his first and second terms President Cleveland appointed Edmund .\. 
Bigler Collector of Customs for the Western District of Pennsylvania. 

President Cleveland in his second administration appointed William D. Bigler 
Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Philadelphia. 

Elmer S. Dundy, who, admitted to the bar of this county afterwards, be- 
came United State District and Circuit Judge at Omaha, Xeb., where he died in 
1896. 

Hon. Scofield, a Clearfield county boy. became Governor of Michigan. 

Hon. John A. Patton. also a Clearfield County Uiy. became a L'nited States 
Senator from the State of Michigan. 

There are others who have distinguished themselves and occupied positions 
of trust, prominent in the State and Xation. some born in this county, others who 
were citizens from choice. It may be said without reserve, that in whatever posi- 
tion found the men from Clearfield have been faithful to their trusts and dis- 
charged the duties imposed upon them with marked ability. 

It will be admitted by all that Governor Bigler and Senator Wallace had 
much to do in bringing Clearfield County into prominence and in bringing about 
the early industrial devel<ipment of this section. They Ixith made a deep impres- 
sion, and to a good effect, upon the legislation of their time and are now entitled 
to the most honorable mention at this, the one hundredth anniversary of the 
county, for which, when living, they did so much. 

For many years Clearfield County was looked upon as the Ciibraltar of 
Democracy. .\ nomination on the Democratic ticket was equivalent to an election, 
but 'tis not so now. For some years past it has been counted in the Republican 
colunm and may to-day be regarded as lost to the Democrats. It is unnecessary 
to state the reasons why, an attempt to do so might detract somewhat from the 
historical nature of this paper. 

.■\s a part of the political history of the county the civil list and county or- 
ganization is given below : 

Governor — William Bigler, 1851-4. 

Ignited States Senators — William Bigler, 1856-61 ; William .\. Wallace, 



1875-80. 

Clerk U. S. House Representatives — James Kerr, 1891-93. 

Representatives in Congress — Alexander Irvin, 1846-8; John Patton, 1861-3; 
1887-8; James Kerr, 1889, 1891. 

Assistant Treasurer U. S. at Philadelphia — William D. Bigler, 1894-98. 

State Treasurer — Frank G. Harris, 1901-04. 

State Senators — William Bigler, 1842; Alexander Irvin, 1S47; William A. 
Wallace, 1863-75; Thomas J. Boj-er, 1876; William W. Betts, 1887-90; M. L. 
McQuown, 1895-8; Alexander Patton, 1903-4. 

Representatives in State Legislature — Martin Hoover, first (date unknown) ; 
Greenwood Bell, second ; John Irwin, third ; James Ferguson, 1837-8 ; James 
H. Lafferty, 1839, 1840; G. R. Barrett, 1841-2 ; Lewis W. Smith, 1844-5; Charles 
S. Worrell, 1846-7; George Walters, 1848-9; WiUiam J. Hemphill, 1850-1 ; A. 
Caldwell, 1853-4; T. J. Boyer, 1858-62-3-4; Thomas J. McCullough. 1867-8; 
John Lawshe, 1872-3 ; Johnson W. Potter, 1874 ; W. R. Hartshorn, 1875-6 ; 
Aaron C. Tate, 1877-8; A. D. Bennett, 1879-80; James Flynn, 1881-2; J. P. 
Taylor, 1883-4; J. H. Norris, 1885-6; Aaron G. Kramer, 1887-8; Peter S. Weber, 
1889-92; John F. Farrell, 1889-92; John K. Gorman, 1893-4; Charles S. King, 
1893-4; Charles D. Ames, 1895-7; Jo'i" H. Patchin, 1895-7; Frank G. Harris, 
1897-1901 : Joseph Alexander, 1897-1902; Harry Boulton, 1903-4; Frederick R. 
Scofield, 1903-4. 

President Judges — Charles Huston, 1822-6 ; Thomas Burnside, 1826-41 ; George 
W. Woodward, 1841-51 ; R. G. White, 1851-2; John C. Knox. 1852-3; James 
T. Hale, 1853: James Burnside, 1853-9; James Gamble, 1859; Samuel Linn, 
1859-68: Joseph B. McEnally, 1868; Charles A. Mayer, 1868-75: John H. 
Orvis (Addl. law judge), 1875: David L. Krebs. 1883-94: Cyrus Gordon. 1894- 
1904: Allison O. Smith. 1904. 

Associate Judges — Francis \\'. Rawle, ]\Ioses Boggs, 1822-6: ]\Ioses Boggs, 
Hugh Jordon, 1826-40; Moses Boggs. James Ferguson, 1840-1 ; James Ferguson, 
John Patton, 1841-6: Abram K: Wright, James T. Leonard, 1846-51: Richard 
Shaw, John P. Hoyt. 1851-6: William L. Moore, Benjamin Bonsall. 1856-61; 
James Bloom, John D. Thompson, 1861-6; Samuel Clyde, Jacob W^ilhelm, 
1866-71 : "\^■illiam C. Foley, John J. Read, 1871-6: \'incent Holt, Abram Ogden, 
1876-81 ; John L. Cuttle, John Flockenbery, 188 1-6. 

Members of the Bar, w'ith the year of their admission: James Hepburn, 
1822: Samuel M. Green, 1822: Robert Wallace, 1825; William Christie, 1826; 

Josiah W. Smith, 1826; Lewis Smith, ; John M. Martin, 1830; Daniel G. 

Fenton, 1830; George R. Barrett, 1836; James B. Marr, 1839; Elmer S. Dundy, 

; Lewis J. Crans, ; Isaac G. Gordon, 1843: John F. Weaver, 1844: 

William A. Wallace, 1847: James Peterkin, ; Frederick O'Leary Buck, : 

Alfred A. Graham, ; Robert J. Wallace, Joseph S. Franz, 1850: J. Biddle 

Gordon, 1853; FTenry Bucher Swoope, 1853; John Lever Cuttle, 1853: John G. 
Hall, ; James Harvey Larrimer, 1854; Thomas J. ]\IcCullough, 1854; Wil- 
liam M. McCullough, 1856; Israel Test, 1858; John FI. Orvis, 1857; Walter 
Barrett, 1859; John H. Fulford, i860; Daniel W. McCurdy, 1868: .\lonzo A. 
Adams, 1869; John P. Irvin, 1870; William A. Fleming, 1870; S. T. Brockbank, 
1877; Joseph F. McKendrick, George D. Hamer, 1880; Truman Ames, 1881 ; 



Joseph W. I'arktT. 1882: W. Irvin Shaw. 1883: George \V. Easton. 1883: Wil- 
liam A. Amhrose. 1883: Alonzo 1'. McLohI. 1884: James T. Johnson. i8>«: 
J. l-"rank McNaiil, i88<k C Ira Krebs. \Stjo: C C I'eaiiseijjneiir. i8<;j: Harvey 
Roland. \»f)2: W. D. I.ukehart. 181)3: II. 15. McCullough. 18.(3: William ('.. Kline. 
i8«;5: Harry .M. .Shoflf. i8<78: Clarence Loeb. itU,i). 

.Mkmiskhsoi- Till-: I'rk.-sKnt I'.ak. with <late of admission — Josejih B. McKnally. 
184.); Frank FieUlinjr. 1864: William D. IW^ler. May 8. i»rfi: Thomas H 
Murray. May 24. iS(*j: David L. Krebs. May 26. i8(»): H. W. Smith. June _i. 
iRfx): Cyrus Gordon. Xovemher. 1870: .\aron G. Kranur. September. 1871 : 
William C. .Arnold. June 18. 1875: Oscar Mitchell. June. iS7<>: Harry 1". Wallace. 
June. 1876: William F. Wallace. June. 1876; Smith \ . Wilson. March 7. 1877: 
William H. rattersim. June 17. 1878: J. IVank Snyder. June 18. 1878: Roland 
I), .^woope. Seiuember 23. 1878: I'rank ( i. Harris. January 14. 1871): William A. 
Hajjerty. January 22. 1879: Arthur L. Cole. January <). 1882: W. C. I'entz. 
September 25. 1882: Allison ( )pp .Smith. January. 1883: D. S. llerron. May 30. 
1883; .\mericus I IfKlge Woodward. June 3. 1883: Martin Lulher .McOuown. 
June. 1883: James Morton Kelly. January 14. 1884: .Sintjleton I'.ell. January 2<). 
1884: Ceorpe W. Zeipler. May 12. 1884: G. H. IJchtenthaler. May 14. 1884: 
George M. I'.ilger. March 22. i88fi: Willi.im I. Swoope. December 6. 188^); 
.Alexander I'aterson. Jainiary 10. 1887: Howard I!, llartswick. September 3. 
1887: William L'. .Milkr. January 14. i88<): I'rank Mutton. February 2. i8i>i : 
Herbert A. .\I<M>re. I'cbruary 3. i8«ji ; (ieorge .M. I'ulford. May 23. i8«(i : Henja- 
min l". Chase, Sc|)tember 28. i8«)i : Georije R. Merritt. .SeptemlH?r 6. 1802; Wil- 
liam I'aterson. May 2. i8';3; George R. I'.igler. .May 24. i8()3: Fred G. Rctts, 
August 27. i8<)4: Alfred .\l. I.iveright. XovemlK-r 8. i8f>4: l>ed R. Scofield. 
DecemlK-r 3. i8<)4: William 1". I'alton. I'ebruary 3. i8</>: John .M. L'rey, Sep- 
tember 7. i8</i: Harry I'.yers. December 8. 1806: Harry P.oult<in. September 6. 
i8()7: James A. Gleason. December f>. |8<>7: Hazard .\. Murray. September 3. 
i8i)<>: Lewis !•". Uoyer. N'ovember (>. i8<)i): Johfrf?:" Ml'driilll. Di-cendier 4. i8<)CK 
James I'. < )'l.augblin. Dicimber 20. kkw: I.eno W. I-'dwards. July 1. npi : 
Homer W. Ivdwards. January 3. i<>03: I". I'lake Kimtz. I'ebniary 2. l'P3: Thomas 
V. Garrahan. July 11. i<)04: W. D. CVosby. George W. Lukehart. James Nolan. 

Deputy Attorneys, (iencral and District Attorneys — I-'rom the fact that it is 
impossible to furnish all the dates of incumbency of this office, it is deeme<I 
prudent to give only the succession of incinulH'nIs thereof; and in this a jKJSsible 
error may occ;;r: ."^anniel M. < ircen. Josiah W. S;rith. Sanniel H. Tyson. Gi-orge 
K. I'.arrett. Lewis W. Smith. John I-'. Weaver. D. Rush I'etrikin. George W. 
Hecker. J. Pi. Mcl'Jially. Jose|)h .S. I-'rantz. Thomas J. McCullough. Roln-rt j. 
Wallace. Israil Tist. William M. McCullough. A. W. Walters. Frank I'ielding. 
William .\l. .McCullough. Joseph I-". McKendri.l: ^mitli \ Ui!...n <in;l.i,.ii 
I'ell. .\. II. Woodward and W. I. .Sw(xijx'. 

Sherifts — 1822. tireenwcxHl I'.ell: 1823-6. tirecnwooti IJell; i82(m). William 
r.liHim. i82(>-32. Lebbeus Luther: 1832-3. Robert Ross: 1833-8. James I'erguson ; 
1838-41. Abraui K. Wright: 1841-4. < icorge Leech: 1844-7. '-"''^ Irwin: 1847-30. 
John Slites; 18503. .\lexander Caldwell: i833-<>, William Powell: 1836-1). Jo.siah 
R. Rea<l: i83()-()2. I"re<lerick G. Miller: 18^)2-3. lulwin Perks: i8^'.3-8. J.icob A. 
I'au'-t : l>^('l.*^••l (\i-.iiiiis Uiiui- iS-i-|, Instill I. Pic: iS") ". William R. 



jMcPhersoii : 1877-80. Andrew I'entz, Jr.; 1S80-3. James Mahaffey ; 1883-6, R. 
Newton Shaw: 1886-9, Jesse E. Dale; 1889-92, E. L. McCIoskey ; 1892-5, F. M. 
Cardon ; 1895-8, Frank Smith; 1898-1901, David D. Gingery; 1901-4, Hugh 
McCullough ; 1904, James P. Staver. 

Registers and Recorders — This oflice became separated from that of Prothon- 
otary in 1856. Since that time the succession has been as follows; James 
\\'rigley. 1856-62; Isaiah G. TSarger. 1862-8; Asbury W. Less. 1868-74; L. J. 
JMorgan. January, 1875-81; George \l. Ferguson, 1881-7; D. R. FuUerton, 
1887-93; I'i"^ Koozer, 1893-9; E. E. Jimeson, 1899. 

Treasurers — During the early years, when Treasurers were appointed annu- 
ally, it is impossible to ascertain the correct time the officer held the position ; it 
is therefore deemed expedient to furnish nothing more than the succession in 
the order of their holding, respectively ; Arthur Bell. Samuel Coleman, Samuel 
Fulton, Alexander B. Reed, James Ferguson, Alexander Irvin, G. Philip Geulich, 
Martin Hoover. James T. Leonard, Christopher Kratzer, D. W. Moore, Robert 
Wallace, J. W. Wright. Isaac Bloom. Arthur Bell. John McPherson. Eli Bloom, 
John McPherson. George B. Goodlandcr. Joseph Shaw. Christopher Kratzer, 
D. W. Moore. \\'illiam K. Wrigley. Lever Flegal. Samuel P. Wilson, David W. 
Wise, David McGaughey, Philip Dotts, John W. ^\'rigley. John AI. Troxell, 
James Mitchell. James McLaughlin. George M. Dinieling. Lewis C. Dyer, George 
Weaver (died in office), A. B. \\'eavcr (unexpired term). \\'illiam C. Goss. 

Prothonotaries — Samuel Fulton. 1822 ; Reuben Winslow. 1825 ; Joseph Boone, 
1827; Ellis Irwin, 1836; James T. Leonard, 1839; Alexander Irvin, 1842; Wil- 
liam C. Welch, 1846; Ellis Irwin ( liy aj^pointnient ) : William Porter. 1851 ; 
George Walters. 1857; James T. Leonard (by appointment): John L. Cuttle, 
i860; D. F. Etzweiler, 1863; Aaron C. Tate, 1869: Eli Bloom. 1875; James Kerr, 
1881; Alfred M. Bloom, 1887; D. J. (riingery, 1893; Crant H. Tliom])son. 1899. 

County Superintendents — A. T. Schryver. 1854-7: L. L. Still. 1857-60; 
J. Broomall, 1860-3; C. B. Sanford. 1863-6; G. W. Snyder, 1866-72; J. A. 
Gregory. 1872-8; M. L. McQuown, 1878-84; Matthew Savage. 1884-90; B. C. 
Youngman. 1891; George \\'. Weaver. 1897-1900 (died in office); E. C. Shields 
(unexpired term) ; E. C. Shields, 1901-4. 

Countv Commissioners and Clerks — 18 12- 13. Hugh Jordon. Samuel Fulton, 
Robert ]\Iaxwell; clerk, Joseph Boone. 1814-15. Hugh Jordon, \Mlliam Tate, 
Robert Alaxwell ; clerk, Joseph Boone. 1816. A\'illiam Tate. Samuel Fulton, 
Thomas McClure ; clerk, Boone. 1817-18. Thomas McClure, David Ferguson, 
Robert Ross ; clerk, Boone. 1819, David Ferguson. Robert Ross. \\"illiam Ogden ; 
clerk. Boone. 1820. William ( )gden. (ircenwood Bell. Alexander Read. Jr.; 
clerk. Boone. 1821. Alexander Read. Jr.. Matthew C)gden. Greenwood Bell; 
clerk. David Ferguson. 1822. Alexander Read. George Welch, Abraham Leon- 
ard : clerk. Ferguson. 1823. George Welch. Elisha .Schofield. Martin Xichols ; 
clerk. James Reed. 1824, Martin Xichols, Elisha Schofield, George Welch; clerk, 
James Reed, who held until 1829. 1825. Schofield, Nichols, Job England. 1826, 
England. Nichols, George Wilson. 1827, England. Wilson. Joseph Hoover. 
1828. Joseph Hoover, Robert Ross, George Wilson. 1829, Hoover, Ross, A. Cald- 
well ; clerk, Lewis W. Smith. 1830. Ross. Caldwell. J. Schnarrs ; clerk. James 
T. Leonard, who so held until 1834. 1831. Caldwell, Schnarrs, George Leech. 



1832, Schnarrs. Leech. Ipnalius Thompson. 1833. Leech. Thompson, L IL W'ar- 
wick. 1834, Warwick. Thompson. Matiliew Ogden ; clerk. L. W. Smith, until 
1838. 1835. Warwick, Ogden, Smith Mead. 1836. Ogden, Mead, William 
Dunlap. 1837, Mead. Dunlap. James R. Graham. 1838. Diinlap. Graham. Isaiah 
Goodfellow : clerk, James Reeil. i83<>. Graiiam, Goo<lfelIuw, John Stites ; clerk. 
Reed. 1840, Goodfellow, Stites. John McMurray : clerk. G. R. Barrett. 1841. 
Mc.Murray, Stites, James B. Caldwell; clerk, IL B. Bcissel. until 184^). 1842, 
McMurray, Caldwell, George C. Passmore. 1843, Caldwell, I'assmore. John 
Carlisle. 1844, Passmore, Carlisle, Grier Bell. 1845, Carlisle, Bell. Samuel John- 
son. 1846, Johnson, Bell, Abram Kyler; clerk, H. P. Thompson, until 1849. 
1847. Johnson. Kyler. James .\. Reed. 1848. Kyler. Reed, James Elder. 1840, 
Reed, KIder. Benjamin I'.onsall : clerk. W. A. Wallace. 1850. Klder. Ilonsall. 
S. Way: clerk. J. P.. Beissell. 1851. I'.onsall. Way. William Alexander; clerk. 
John F. Irwin. 1852. Way. Alexander. Philip Ikvener: clerk, (i. B. Gooillander, 
until 1855. 1853, .Me.xander, Ilevener. Samuel Shoff. 1854, Ilevener. ShoflF. 
R. Mahaffey. 1855, Shoff, Mahaffey. David Ross; clerk. R. J. Wallace, until 
1858. 1856. Mahaffey, Ross, J. Wilhelm. 1837. Ross. Wilhelm. John Irvin. 
1858. Wilhelm, Irvin, George Erhard. 1850, Irvin, Erhard, William McCracken ; 
clerk, William Bradley, until iSCx). i860, Erhard. McCracken, William Merrill. 
1861, McCracken, Merrill, S. C. Thompson. ^St'^2. Merrill. Thompson. Jacob 
Kuntz. 1863. Tliiimpson. Kuntz. Thomas Dougherty. 1864. Kuntz. Dougherty, 
.Amos Read. 18(15. Dougherty. Read. Conrad liaker. |8(/). Read, Baker. Charles 
S. Worrel. 1867, Baker. Worrel. Henry Stone. 1868. Worrcl, Stone, Othello 
Smead. 1869. Stone. Smead. S. II. .Shaffner: clerk. G. B. Goodlander. until 
1877. 1870, Smead, Shaffner. Samuel IL Ilindman. 1871, ShalTner. llimlman, 
David Buck. 1872. Ilindman, F. F. Conteret, Gilbert Tozer. 1873. Contcret. 
John D. Thompson. Gilbert Tozer. 1874. same. 1875. Conrad W. Kyler. 
Thompson. Clark Brown. 1876-7-8, Pirowii. Thomas .\. McGee. Harris Hoover; 
clerk. John W. Howe. 1879-80- 1. Conrad W. Kyler. I-'lah Johnson. John \or- 
ris; clerk. Jacob .A. Foss. 1882-3-4. C. K. McDonald. John T. Straw. John 
Picard; clerk. R. .\. Campbell. 1885-6-7. James Savage. C. K. McDonald. Clark 
Brown; clerk. R. A. Campbell. i888-9-<>5. James Savage. G. I. Thompson. Jacob 
Mock; clerks. W. \'. Wright. George E. Owens. 1891-2-3. G. 1. Thomp.son, 
E. G. Gearhart. John McGaughey ; clerks. Geo. E. Owens. C. C. Howe. IL E. 
Rowles. i8<)4-5-6. James Reed, W. T. Ross. A. E. Wi>olridge; clerk. Geo. E. 
Owens. 1897-8-9. A. E. Woolridge. W. C. Davis. I). II. Waring; clerk. P. T. 
Davis. 1900-I-2, W. C. Davis, C. IL Cole, 11. J. Diem; clerks. P. T. Davis. 
A. K. Stavcr. 1903-4-5. S. R. Hamilton, Commmlore Rowl<- n ]• Wilhelm; 
clerk, A. K. Staver. 

BOROUGHS. 
Clearfield is the oldest town, and the first Ixirough. to be incorporated in 
the countv. .Mthough laid out in 1805. it was not incorporated until .\pril 21. 
1840. when the Legislature, in an Omnibus Bill, resolved "That Clearfield Town, 
in the County of Clearfield, shall be and the same is hereby erected into a borough 
under the name and title of the Borough of Clearfield." Its limits have been 
several times enlarged and extended, so that to-day it includes much additional 
territorv. taken from I^nwrencc Township— and the Borough of West Clearfield. 



Programme of Centennial Celebration 



of 



Clearfield County 



1804 - 1904 



JULY 26, 27, 28, 29, 1904 



Pioneer Day 

July 2b 



Beginning early on this day l\v<» clerks will be found in the Relic Room in 
the Conrl llinise. tn rej^isler the names of I'inneers. yive tliem their hadjjes and 
free dinner tickets. At I I A. M. nf said da\ the |iaraile will take place, which 
will he as follows ; 



Banner Inscriptions 

July 26 



The following inscriptions on banners used on Pioneer Day of the great Cen- 
tennial are made a part of the History of the great occasion. 

"in pioneer division." 
First. William Penn made the Treaty with The Indians, the Indians with the 

\\'hites. The Descendants of all rejoice and are glad. 
Second (Red Men). We ga\c \ou your C'liicaclamoose, we gave you your "Old 

town." and iinw extend tci ymi the hand of Friendship. 
Third ( Pioneers). We ]ilii\ved witli llic (i\ team and the wooden plow, ate corn 

bread, lived in log houses. You have the improved machiner\. the 

up-to-date baker and handsome Cottages. 
Fourth (Pioneer). We lived in humely hamlets, wore home s|)un clothing ami 

were educated in the lug scIuid! house. (_)ur children iiave better 

advantages. 
Fifth. ( )ur forests we cleared thai i mr children mi,L;ht have bread. < 'ur hard- 
ships laid the foundation c)f your wealth. 
Sixth. We had the pine trees, you have the coal and lire clay : we iiad hardships, 

>ou have ease and comfort. 
Seventh. We have lived three score and ten. The future of this great county 

we commit to our children. 
Eigiith (Boys' Band). Call us Juveniles now, but come to the next Centennial 

and note how well we will i^lax . Great trees from acorns grow, so all 

musicians must begin. 
Ninth (Boys' Procession). We will |jreserve this county, which our fathers and 

grandfathers have made great. From Youth to Old Age, makes a 

brilliant page. 
Tenth. Grandfather played "corner ball," we foot ball ; grandfather took his 

girl out on horseback (double), we take ours in the automobile. 
Eleventh. Our Pioneers travelled with the ox team and the cart, we have bicycle 

and the automobile; the Pioneers drove in the mud, we use paved 

streets. 
Twelfth. The Pioneers had the tallow candle, we have electric light. They had 

the old time fireplace, we have the steam heat. 



Soldiers' Day 

July 27 



Probably tliis will be tlic bigmst <la\ uf Ihc Centennial, not perbaps tbc 
larjjest. but tbe patriotic one. The proceorlinjjs of tbis day will be very iniicb 
the same as thai of "Pioneer Day," except tbe make-up of tbe parade. It is 
nntUr tbe direction of the ."Soldier Committee and everytbinj; is beinj; tlone to 
make it memorable. The soldiers, as we understand, will meet at tbc Court 
House on the morniii},' of July 27tb. and will have tbeir names rejjisteretl ami 
receive a badpc and diimer ticket. 'Jbe badges are iK'anties and will serve as 
splendid souvenirs of this memorable iKcasiou. Tbe parade will be a j^rand 
one. as tbis is tbe day when tbe Civic Societies will act as an escort to the veterans 
and nuisic of all kinds will mark tbe jjlory of tbe occasion. 

The chorus of jtx) voices on a platform, in front of the Court House will 
add much to tbc .t;raudeur of tbe parade. .After tbc j)ara(le and tbe N'etcrans have 
been well fed at tbeir park they will be addressed by John Mc.Mains, Dept. t'om- 
mander. Clias. Suydam, .Assistant .\dj. Cien. and Tbos. G. Sample. Supt. of tbe 
.Scoilau<l Soldier's Orphan School, and by Gen. O. O. Howanl. of Purlinjjton. 
\'ermont, the only surviving corps commander of tbc Fi-deral army. Gen. 1 loward 
is one of the finest speakers of the Soldier platform and has Ix-en secured for 
this occasion at a preat e.\]H-nse. He is a great attraction. We predict at least 
1.600 soldiers and we may add th;it a genuine .Soldiers' friend has contributed 
largely toward tbeir enlertaimnent. 



Industrial and Farmers^ Day 

July 28 



This is to be "Red Letter Day"' in the history of this great celcl)ration. A 
great gathering of farmers and industrial people. It is not "( iranger Day," 
hut r^arniers' Day without reference to organizations. This will he one of the 
hest of the whole week. A great hig Farmers' Picnic, and on this occasion, 
we understand, there will he no adiuittance charged to farmers to the ]iark 
and the attractions on that day will be free to them. The Committee, we imder- 
stand, has already secured several eminent speakers for this occasion. Arrange- 
ments have been made for a great big picnic anrl farmers will be given the use 
of the grove and the good spring water for the occasion. The |)arade will be 
a leading feature and already the work of organizing it has cumnienced. hnagine 
a glaring procession of industries in floats and here and there a sprinkling of 
the "olden times" like a crumpled horn cow marching along side of a tine Jersey 
or .\ldernev, and an automobile pacing along side of the old-fashioned veliicle 
and \ou have a faint idea of the jiarade on Farmers' Day. The Industrial Organi- 
zations are organizing and will make a fine display in the parade. R. S. Seeds, 
one of the finest talkers in the country, will be the speaker. 



Firemen's Day 

July 29 



Tliis will Ik.' tin- gliltiring day of all. A rrgular I'cagcant of Glory. The 
Clcarlk-ld I'ire L'imipanics liavi- had set apart for prcmiiinis on this iKvasioii 
.•jiSfX), and this will hring the companies from all parts of the country. .\ great 
hig flay and a i)arade that will heat all otl>ers in fine step and drill. Ten hands 
are registered for the parade on I'iremens Day. The I 'ark attractions on tliis 
day will l)eat all others and the finely uniformed men will he a sight that will 
attract the higgest crowd of the week. ( lood s]M'aking has heen maile a part of 
the jirogranniie for that day. 

IN TIIR P.\RK. 

The Park is heing prepare<l for four days of delightful entertainment. 
Dancing, racing, merr\-go-ronnd, hase hall. s|H-aking. .Menagerie of seventeen 
cages of trained animals and a first-class Carnival, with all the usual Midway 
attractions. .A jierfect World's l-"air of attractions. The I'ark is heing arranged 
to provide for the comfort of those who may want to spend the day there. 










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